Where does “pantofior” come from?

pantofior (Romanian) comes from Romanian pantof, from German pantoffel, from Middle High German pantoffel, from Middle French pantoufle, from Italian pantofola, from Vulgar Latin patta, from Frankish patta, from Proto-Germanic pat-.

pantofior (Romanian): small shoe

Definitions

  1. small shoe

Ancestry of “pantofior”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianpantofshoe
2Germanpantoffelslipper (indoor shoe)
3Middle High Germanpantoffel—
4Middle Frenchpantoufleslipper
5Italianpantofolaslipper
6Vulgar Latinpattapaw, foot
7Frankishpattapaw, sole of the foot
8Proto-Germanicpat-—
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