Where does “epata” come from?

epata (Romanian) comes from French épater, from French patté, from Old French pade, from Vulgar Latin patta, from Frankish patta, from Proto-Germanic pat-.

epata (Romanian): to amaze

Definitions

  1. to amaze

Ancestry of “epata”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchépaterto amaze, to stagger
2FrenchpattéNarrow at the inner end, and very broad at the...
3Old Frenchpadefoot; paw
4Vulgar Latinpattapaw, foot
5Frankishpattapaw, sole of the foot
6Proto-Germanicpat-—
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