English
Padan
Padan comes from Latin Padānus, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰudʰmḗn ‘bottom’, and ultimately from *dʰewbʰ- ‘deep’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*dʰewbʰ-‘deep’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*bʰudʰmḗn‘bottom’root as named · steps between not traced
- Ancient LigurianmodernBodincus
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEPadus
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEPadānus
- EnglishtodayPadan
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*dʰewbʰ-‘deep’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*bʰudʰmḗn‘bottom’root as named · steps between not traced
- Ancient LigurianmodernBodincus
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEPadus
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEPadānus
- EnglishtodayPadan
Equivalent to Padus + -an
Proto-Indo-European *dʰewbʰ- ‘deep’
Proto-Indo-European *bʰudʰmḗn ‘bottom’
Ancient Ligurian Bodincus
Latin Padus
English Padus
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *dʰewbʰ- ‘deep’
deep, depth, dumb, fundamental, dave, dip, deaf, dove, dub, butte, bottomless, typhus, fonds, profundity, doof, fundus, 19 more
through Proto-Indo-European *bʰudʰmḗn ‘bottom’
bottom, fund, foundation, founder, fond, bot, bourne, 17 more
Today it means
adj Of or relating to the river Po in Italy.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *dʰewbʰ- / Padan