Where does “panettone” come from?

panettone (Portuguese) comes from Italian panettone, from Lombard panaton, from Lombard pan, from Latin pānis, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- — to protect; to shepherd.

panettone (Portuguese): Alternative spelling of panetone

Definitions

  1. Alternative spelling of panetone

Ancestry of “panettone”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianpanettonepanettone; bollard
2Lombardpanatonpanettone
3Lombardpanbread
4Latinpānisbread, loaf
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂-to protect; to shepherd
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂-Every word from Latin pānisEvery word from Lombard pan
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