Where does “pe” come from?

pe (Sãotomense) comes from Portuguese Pai, from Old Portuguese pay, from Old Portuguese padre, from Latin pater, from Proto-Italic patēr, from Proto-Indo-European ph₂tḗr, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- — to protect; to shepherd.

pe (Sãotomense): father

Definitions

  1. father

Ancestry of “pe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PortuguesePaiGod
2Old Portuguesepaypapa, dad, father
3Old Portuguesepadrefather
4Latinpaterfather; head of household; parent
5Proto-Italicpatērfather
6Proto-Indo-Europeanph₂tḗrfather
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂-to protect; to shepherd

Words derived from “pe”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ph₂tḗr →Every word from Proto-Italic patēr →
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