Where does “pan” come from?

pan (Old Portuguese) comes from Latin pānem, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- — to protect; to shepherd.

pan (Old Portuguese): bread

Definitions

  1. bread

Ancestry of “pan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpānem—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂-to protect; to shepherd

Words derived from “pan”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- →Every word from Latin pānem →