Where does “pane” come from?
pane (Italian) comes from Spanish PAN, from Old Spanish pan, from Latin pānis, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- — to protect; to shepherd.
pane (Italian): bread; block
Ancestry of “pane”, step by step
pane traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Spanish PAN
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Spanish | PAN | bread |
| 2 | Old Spanish | pan | bread |
| 3 | Latin | pānis | bread, loaf |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₂- | to protect; to shepherd |
via Latin pānus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | pānus | ear of millet |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | πῆνος | thread on the bobbin; web |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₂n- | something woven; weave; tissue; fabric; cloth; to... |
Words derived from “pane”