Re: pan-

--- In cybalist@yahoogroups.com, "tgpedersen" <tgpedersen@...>
wrote:

>
>
> From Meillet's Latin Etymological Dictionary
>
> 'panna' "pan" is not from 'patina'
>
> loaned into
> OHG pfanna
> Western French 'pan', 'pon' "vessel, container"
> Portuguese 'panela'
> Britannic 'pann' "bowl, cup"
>
> from my failing memory:
> Britanic place names 'pen-' "head" ?

The latter is probably a different word - compare Old Irish
_cenn_ 'head'.

Richard.