Where does “pate” come from?

pate (Old French) comes from Vulgar Latin patta, from Frankish patta, from Proto-Germanic pat-.

pate (Old French): paw, foot of an animal

Definitions

  1. paw, foot of an animal

Ancestry of “pate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinpattapaw, foot
2Frankishpattapaw, sole of the foot
3Proto-Germanicpat-—

Words derived from “pate”

Every word from Proto-Germanic pat- →Every word from Frankish patta →Every word from Vulgar Latin patta →