Where does “pè” come from?

pè (Louisiana Creole) comes from French père, from Middle French peré, from Old French peré, from Latin pater, from Proto-Italic patēr, from Proto-Indo-European ph₂tḗr, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- — to protect; to shepherd.

pè (Louisiana Creole): father, dad

Definitions

  1. father, dad

Ancestry of “pè”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchpèrefather; Sr
2Middle Frenchperéfather
3Old Frenchperé—
4Latinpaterfather; head of household; parent
5Proto-Italicpatērfather
6Proto-Indo-Europeanph₂tḗrfather
7Proto-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 →