Where does “panetone” come from?
panetone (Portuguese) comes from Italian panettone, from Lombard panaton, from Lombard pan, from Latin pānis, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- — to protect; to shepherd.
panetone (Portuguese): panettone
Ancestry of “panetone”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Italian | panettone | panettone; bollard |
| 2 | Lombard | panaton | panettone |
| 3 | Lombard | pan | bread |
| 4 | Latin | pānis | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₂- | to protect; to shepherd |