pantofola

Italian

Etymology

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
  • IPA(key): /panˈtɔ.fo.la/
  • Rhymes: -ɔfola
  • Hyphenation: pan‧tò‧fo‧la

Noun

pantofola f (plural pantofole)

  1. (usually in the plural) slipper

Descendants
  • → Catalan: plantofa
  • → Greek: παντόφλα (pantófla)
  • → Middle High German: pantoffel

Further reading
  • pantofola in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
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