Where does “Pater noster” come from?

Pater noster (Latin) comes from Latin pater, from Proto-Italic patēr, from Proto-Indo-European ph₂tḗr, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- — to protect; to shepherd.

Pater noster (Latin): our father

Definitions

  1. our father

Ancestry of “Pater noster”, step by step

Pater noster traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin pater

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpaterfather; head of household; parent
2Proto-Italicpatērfather
3Proto-Indo-Europeanph₂tḗrfather
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂-to protect; to shepherd

via Latin noster

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinnosterour, ours
2Proto-Italicnosterosour
3Proto-Indo-Europeannos—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanéǵh₂I

Words derived from “Pater noster”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ph₂tḗr →Every word from Proto-Italic patēr →