pan

/ˈpan/ · A2 · noun · m

bread

pan — bread

🍞 From Latin panis: same root as pantry, the room where bread is kept

Pan comes from Latin panis (bread). English kept the root in pantry (bread store) and companion (com + panis: one you share bread with). Like English dough, pan also extends to money and livelihood: ganarse el pan = to earn a living.

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