Where does “panatela” come from?

panatela (Spanish) comes from Italian panatella, from Italian panata, from Latin pānis, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- — to protect; to shepherd.

panatela (Spanish): a long thin biscuit; a long thin cigar

Definitions

  1. a long thin biscuit; a long thin cigar

Ancestry of “panatela”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianpanatella—
2Italianpanatapanada; feminine singular of panato
3Latinpānisbread, loaf
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂-to protect; to shepherd

Words derived from “panatela”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- →Every word from Latin pānis →Every word from Italian panata →