Where does “pantzer” come from?

pantzer (Middle Low German) comes from Italian panciera, from Italian pancia, from Latin pantex — belly, paunch, guts.

Ancestry of “pantzer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianpancieracorset, girdle
2Italianpanciabelly, stomach, paunch
3Latinpantexbelly, paunch, guts

Words derived from “pantzer

Every word from Latin pantexEvery word from Italian panciaEvery word from Italian panciera