padre

The story

1. Latin · derived frompater“father”
2. Portuguese · borrowed frompadre“priest”
3. Spanish · borrowed frompadre
4. Italian · borrowed frompadre
5. English todaypadre

Borrowed from Italian padre, Spanish padre, or Portuguese padre (“priest”), which are from Latin pater (“father”). Doublet of ayr, faeder, father, pater, and père.

Words from the same roots