Where does “pangrattato” come from?
pangrattato (Italian) comes from Italian pane, from Spanish PAN, from Old Spanish pan, from Latin pānis, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- — to protect; to shepherd.
pangrattato (Italian): breadcrumb
Definitions
- breadcrumb
Ancestry of “pangrattato”, step by step
pangrattato 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 grattato
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | grattato | past participle of grattare; past participle of... |