Where does “pão” come from?

pão (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese pan, from Latin pānem, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- — to protect; to shepherd.

pão (Portuguese): bread; food, sustenance; an attractive and...

Definitions

  1. bread; food, sustenance; an attractive and...

Ancestry of “pão”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguesepanbread
2Latinpānem—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂-to protect; to shepherd

Words derived from “pão”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- →Every word from Latin pānem →Every word from Old Portuguese pan →