Where does “pater” come from?

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

Ancestry of “pater”, step by step

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

Words derived from “pater”

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