Where does “padrasto” come from?

padrasto (Portuguese) comes from Latin patraster, from Latin pater, from Proto-Italic patēr, from Proto-Indo-European ph₂tḗr, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- — to protect; to shepherd.

padrasto (Portuguese): stepfather

Definitions

  1. stepfather

Ancestry of “padrasto”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpatrasterfather-in-law; step-father
2Latinpaterfather; head of household; parent
3Proto-Italicpatērfather
4Proto-Indo-Europeanph₂tḗrfather
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂-to protect; to shepherd
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ph₂tḗr →Every word from Proto-Italic patēr →