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.
Ancestry of “frangipane”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Italian | pane | bread; block |
| 2 | Spanish | PAN | — |
| 3 | Old Spanish | pan | — |
| 4 | Latin | pānis | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₂- | to protect; to shepherd |