pantofola
Italian edit
Etymology edit
First element from Vulgar Latin *patta (“paw, foot”), from Frankish *patta (“paw, sole of the foot”), 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 Proto-Indo-European *pent-, *pat- (“path; to go”). Cognate with Dutch pad, patte (“paw”), Low German pedden (“to step, tread”); second element unknown.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
pantofola f (plural pantofole)
Descendants edit
Further reading edit
- pantofola in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana