Where does “frangipane” come from?

frangipane (Italian) comes from Italian pane, from Spanish PAN, from Old Spanish pan, from Latin pānis, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- — to protect; to shepherd.

frangipane (Italian): a noble family from Rome

Definitions

  1. a noble family from Rome

Ancestry of “frangipane”, step by step

frangipane traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Italian pane

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianpanebread; block
2SpanishPANbread
3Old Spanishpanbread
4Latinpānisbread, loaf
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂-to protect; to shepherd

via Italian frangere

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianfrangereto break; to press or crush
2Latinfrangeresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
3Latinfrangōto break, shatter
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrēǵ-to shine, shimmer

Words derived from “frangipane”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- →Every word from Latin pānis →Every word from Old Spanish pan →