Where does “patte” come from?

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

patte (Old French): paw, hoof; a paw

Definitions

  1. paw, hoof; a paw

Ancestry of “patte”, step by step

patte traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin patta

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

via Vulgar Latin patta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinpattapaw, foot

Words derived from “patte”

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