Where does “panel” come from?

panel (Old French) comes from Medieval Latin pannellus, from Latin pannulus, from Latin pannus, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂n- — something woven; weave; tissue; fabric; cloth; to...

Ancestry of “panel”, step by step

panel traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Medieval Latin pannellus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval Latinpannellus—
2Latinpannulus—
3Latinpannuscloth; rag; garment
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂n-something woven; weave; tissue; fabric; cloth; to...

via Old French pan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchpanbit; piece; part; a piece of armor

via Vulgar Latin pannellus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinpannellus—

Words derived from “panel”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂n- →Every word from Latin pannus →Every word from Latin pannulus →