Where does “pandolce” come from?

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

pandolce (Italian): genoa, Genoa cake

Definitions

genoa, Genoa cake

Ancestry of “pandolce”, step by step

pandolce traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Italian pane

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Italian	pane	bread; block
2	Spanish	PAN	bread
3	Old Spanish	pan	bread
4	Latin	pānis	bread, loaf
5	Proto-Indo-European	peh₂-	to protect; to shepherd

via Italian dolce

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Italian	dolce	sweet; gentle, mild; luscious, sooth
2	Latin	dulcis	sweet; sweet-smelling, sweet-scented, fragrant;...
3	Proto-Indo-European	dl̥kú-	sweet

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