Where does “patiecito” come from?

patiecito (Spanish) comes from Spanish patio, from Latin pactus, from Latin pangō, from Proto-Italic pangō, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵ- — to attach.

Ancestry of “patiecito”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishpatioyard, patio; courtyard; playground or
2Latinpactusfastened, fixed; planted; agreed
3Latinpangōto fasten, fix, set, especially drive, sink, force in
4Proto-Italicpangōto fasten, to fix
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂ǵ-to attach
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵ-
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