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