Where does “padrão” come from?

padrão (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese pedrão, from Portuguese pedra, from Old Portuguese pedra, from Latin petra, from Ancient Greek πέτρα — rock formation: cliff, ledge, cave, ridge; stone.

padrão (Portuguese): standard; standard, model; pattern

Definitions

  1. standard; standard, model; pattern

Ancestry of “padrão”, step by step

padrão traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Portuguese pedrão

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesepedrão
2Portuguesepedrastone; stone, rock; hailstone
3Old Portuguesepedrarock, stone
4Latinpetrastone, rock
5Ancient Greekπέτραrock formation: cliff, ledge, cave, ridge; stone

via Latin patrōnus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpatrōnusa protector, patron
2Latinpaterfather; head of household; parent
3Proto-Italicpatērfather
4Proto-Indo-Europeanph₂tḗrfather
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂-to protect; to shepherd

Words derived from “padrão

Every word from Ancient Greek πέτραEvery word from Latin petraEvery word from Old Portuguese pedra