Where does “patrem” come from?

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

patrem (Latin): first-person singular present active subjunctive...

Definitions

  1. first-person singular present active subjunctive...

Ancestry of “patrem”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Italicpatērfather
2Proto-Indo-Europeanph₂tḗrfather
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂-to protect; to shepherd
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ph₂tḗr →Every word from Proto-Italic patēr →