Where does “patte” come from?

patte (Italian) comes from Italian patta, from French patté, from Old French pade, from Vulgar Latin patta, from Frankish patta, from Proto-Germanic pat-.

patte (Italian): plural of patta

Definitions

  1. plural of patta

Ancestry of “patte”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianpattaflap; fly; draw, tie
2FrenchpattéNarrow at the inner end, and very broad at the...
3Old Frenchpadefoot; paw
4Vulgar Latinpattapaw, foot
5Frankishpattapaw, sole of the foot
6Proto-Germanicpat-—
Every word from Proto-Germanic pat- →Every word from Frankish patta →Every word from Vulgar Latin patta →