Where does “pantufa” come from?

pantufa (Portuguese) comes from French pantoufle, from Italian pantofola, from Vulgar Latin patta, from Frankish patta, from Proto-Germanic pat-.

pantufa (Portuguese): slipper low, soft shoe worn indoors

Definitions

  1. slipper low, soft shoe worn indoors

Ancestry of “pantufa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchpantoufleslipper, house slipper
2Italianpantofolaslipper
3Vulgar Latinpattapaw, foot
4Frankishpattapaw, sole of the foot
5Proto-Germanicpat-—
Every word from Proto-Germanic pat- →