LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinethird declension

pānifex

pānifex m (genitive pānificis)

Meaning

  1. a baker, breadmaker

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativepānifexpānificēs
genitivepānificispānificum
dativepānificīpānificibus
accusativepānificempānificēs
ablativepānificepānificibus
vocativepānifexpānificēs

pānĭfex, fĭcis, m. panis-facio,
I. a breadmaker, baker, Theod. Prisc. 4, 2; cf.: panifex, ἀρτοποιός, Gloss. Philox.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*peh₂-der.?
  2. Latinpānifex

Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *-faks Latin -fex Latin pānifex From pāni(s) (“bread”) + -fex (“suffix representing a maker or producer”).

Quick answers

What does pānifex mean in Latin?
pānifex, a noun, means “a baker, breadmaker”.
What is the genitive of pānifex?
The genitive singular is pānificis. pānifex is masculine, third declension.
Where does pānifex come from?
Proto-Indo-European *peh₂-der.? → Latin pānifex.