patte

French

Etymology

From Middle French, from Old French patte, pate (“paw, foot of an animal”), from Vulgar Latin *patta ("paw, foot"), of Germanic origin, from Low Frankish *patta ("paw, sole of the foot"), from Proto-Germanic *pat-, *paþa- (“to walk, tread, go, step”), of uncertain origin and relation, possibly Gaulish pauta. 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 Flemish pad, patte (“paw”), Middle Dutch pad (“paw, sole of the foot”), Middle Low German pad (“sole, foot of an animal”), Low German pedden (“to step, tread”). Related to pad, path.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /pat/

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Noun

patte f. (plural pattes)

1. paw (of animal)
2. leg (of animal)
3. (informal) leg (of human)

Derived terms

• coup de patte

Anagrams

• pétât

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Italian

Noun

patte f.

1. Plural form of patta.