myEtymology.com: Italian etymology of padrone

Etymology of the Italian word padrone

the Italian word padrone

derived from the Medieval Latin word patronus (patron; advocate; defender)

derived from the Late Latin word pater (father)

derived from the Greek word pater, πατήρ (father; a 'father' (literally or figuratively, near or more remote))

using the Proto-Indo-European prefix pəter- (father)

Catalan padró, Dutch patroon, English patron, English pattern, French patron, German Patrone, German Patron, Norwegian patron, Spanish patron, Swedish patron