noun · femininefirst declension
patta
*patta f (oblique *pattam)
Meaning
- Proto Western Romancefemininereconstructionpaw, foot
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | /ˈpatta/ | /ˈpattas/ |
Origins
Uncertain. Probably of onomatopoeic origin, due to the sound of paws hitting the ground. Alternatively, borrowed from Frankish *patta, from Proto-Germanic *pat-, *paþa- (“to walk, tread, go, step”), of uncertain origin and relation, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *(s)pent-, *(s)pat- (“path; to walk”), a variant of *pent-, *pat- (“path; to go”). Compare Hittite 𒄊𒀸 (pataš).
Gallo-Romance
- Frenchpattefrom Old French pate
- Englishpattefrom Old French pate
- Italianpattafrom Old French pate
- Franco-Provençalpata
Elsewhere
- Catalanpotafrom Vulgar Latin *pauta
- Occitanpautafrom Vulgar Latin *pauta
- Portuguesepoitafrom Vulgar Latin *pauta
- Middle Englishpowefrom Vulgar Latin *pauta
- Galicianpoutafrom Vulgar Latin *pauta
Ibero-Romance
- Portuguesepata
- Spanishpata
- Aragonesepata
- Galicianpata
- Papiamentupatafrom Portuguese pata
Occitano-Romance
- Occitanpata