Where does “pantofolaio” come from?

pantofolaio (Italian) comes from Italian pantofola, from Vulgar Latin patta, from Frankish patta, from Proto-Germanic pat-.

pantofolaio (Italian): idle, stay-at-home; couch potato, lazybones,...

Definitions

  1. idle, stay-at-home; couch potato, lazybones,...

Ancestry of “pantofolaio”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianpantofolaslipper
2Vulgar Latinpattapaw, foot
3Frankishpattapaw, sole of the foot
4Proto-Germanicpat-—
Every word from Proto-Germanic pat- →Every word from Frankish patta →Every word from Vulgar Latin patta →