Where does “panifex” come from?

panifex (Latin) comes from Latin -fex, from Proto-Italic -faks — -maker, -producer.

panifex (Latin): a baker, breadmaker

Definitions

  1. a baker, breadmaker

Ancestry of “panifex”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latin-fexdenotes maker or performer
2Proto-Italic-faks-maker, -producer
Every word from Proto-Italic -faks →Every word from Latin -fex →
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