patrinus

Latin

Etymology

From patr- (“father”) +‎ -īnus. First attested in the eighth century CE.^[1]

Noun

patrīnus m (genitive patrīnī); second declension (Early Medieval Latin)

godfather
- ⟦№⟧ 125 ⟦Infans⟧ Maria Barbara ⟦Parentes⟧ Jacob Borer et Anna Maria Krumackheri ⟦Patrini⟧ Jacob Baschung et Barbara Borere. ⟦Annus et dies⟧ 13. 8b[ris] 1733. ⟦Locus⟧ Parentes ex Castel patrinus ex Melti[n]g[en] Mühle matrina ex Breitenbach ^[2]

Coordinate terms

mātrīna

Derived terms

patrīna

Descendants

Italo-Romance:
- Italian: padrino
- Sicilian: parrinu
  - → Maltese: parrinu
Rhaeto-Romance:
- Romansh: padrin, padrign
Gallo-Italic:
- Emilian: padren
- Ligurian: poin, poen
Northern Gallo-Romance:
- French: parrain, parrein, parrin
Southern Gallo-Romance:
- Catalan: padrí
- Occitan: pairin
Ibero-Romance:
- Asturian: padrín
- Old Galician-Portuguese: padrỹo
  - Galician: padriño
  - Portuguese: padrinho
- Spanish: padrino

References

AIS: Sprach- und Sachatlas Italiens und der Südschweiz [Linguistic and Ethnographic Atlas of Italy and Southern Switzerland] – map 35: “il padrino” – on navigais-web.pd.istc.cnr.it

^ Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002), “patrīnus”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volume 8: Patavia–Pix, page 23
^ Switzerland, Solothurn State Archive, parish book 257 Rohr-Breitenbach 1729–1797, page 029, entry 01 (christening № 125 on 13 October 1733)

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