patina

The story

1. Pre-Greek · derived from
2. Proto-Indo-European · derived from*peth₂-“to spread”
3. Ancient Greek · derived fromπατάνη
4. Latin · derived frompatina“dish, pan”
5. Italian · borrowed frompatina
6. English todaypatina

Borrowed from Italian patina, from Latin patina (“dish, pan”), itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek πατάνη (patánē), either from Proto-Indo-European *peth₂- (“to spread”) or from Pre-Greek. Doublet of paten, patena, patine, and (possibly) pan.

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