padriño

Meaning

godfather (a male godparent)

Pronounced as (IPA)

[paˈðɾiɲo̝]

Etymology

Cognate with Portuguese: padrinho

Cognate with Spanish: padrino

In summary

From Old Galician-Portuguese padrỹo (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Early Medieval Latin patrīnus (“godfather”), from Latin pater (“father”), from Proto-Indo-European *ph₂tḗr (“father”). Compare Portuguese padrinho, Spanish padrino.