Where does “panel” come from?

panel (Romanian) comes from German Paneel, from Old French panel, from Medieval Latin pannellus, from Latin pannulus, from Latin pannus, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂n- — something woven; weave; tissue; fabric; cloth; to...

panel (Romanian): panel; panelling wooden surface

Definitions

  1. panel; panelling wooden surface

Ancestry of “panel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanPaneelpanel; panelling wooden surface
2Old Frenchpanel—
3Medieval Latinpannellus—
4Latinpannulus—
5Latinpannuscloth; rag; garment
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂n-something woven; weave; tissue; fabric; cloth; to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂n- →Every word from Latin pannus →Every word from Latin pannulus →
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