Where does “panza” come from?

panza (Sicilian) comes from Spanish panza, from Old Spanish pança, from Latin pantex — belly, paunch, guts.

panza (Sicilian): stomach, belly

Definitions

  1. stomach, belly

Ancestry of “panza”, step by step

panza traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Spanish panza

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishpanzapaunch; stomach; belly
2Old Spanishpança—
3Latinpantexbelly, paunch, guts

via Occitan pança

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Occitanpança—

Words derived from “panza”

Every word from Latin pantex →Every word from Old Spanish pança →Every word from Spanish panza →