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)
- (usually in the plural) slipper
Descendants
- → Catalan: plantofa
- → Greek: παντόφλα (pantófla)
- → Middle High German: pantoffel
- German: Pantoffel
Further reading
- pantofola in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana