panero

Forms

panero m (plural paneros)^[1]

Etymology

It is inherited from Latin pānārium (“bread basket”), according to the DLE and Wiktionary.^[2][1] The Latin noun is formed on pānis (“bread”) with the suffix -ārium (“place for”).^[3][1] Corominas, by contrast, lists the word without a date among the Spanish derivatives of pan, beside panera.^[4][5]

The same Latin word is Catalan paner, Occitan panier and French panier; the REW considers Portuguese paneiro a Spanish loan and Italian paniere a French one.^[6][7][8]

Earliest recorded meaning

The basket sense is first recorded in the Academy's dictionary of 1884: a round esparto basket used in bakeries for the bread as it comes out of the oven.^[9] Earlier records of the spelling panero are something else: Terreros and the Academy in 1869 define it as a cloth merchant, that is, pañero,^[10][11] and in medieval charters it follows men's names, as in Johán Martín, panero (1263), with a sense the dictionaries do not explain.^[12]

Semantic evolution

Alemany (1917) adds the sense “round mat”, which the DLE keeps.^[13][2] The adjective, “very fond of eating bread”, is in the DLE, Moliner and Vox, and in Murcia it is a synonym of paniego.^{[2][14][15][16]} In Andalusia a panero is a basket for pressing olives,^[17] and in popular Chilean use the adjective describes a vehicle or machine that keeps breaking down.^[18]

Timeline

• 1263 – panero after a man's name in a charter.^[12]
• 1438 – the Cortes of Madrigal name paneros beside reapers.^[12]
• 1786–1793 – Terreros records panero as “cloth merchant”.^[10]
• 1884 – the Academy enters the baker's basket, beside the cloth merchant.^[9][19]
• 1917 – Alemany derives it from Latin panarius and adds the sense “mat”.^[13]

Meanings

Noun

1. A round basket used in bakeries to hold the bread taken out of the oven.^[2][14][1]
2. A small round mat.^[2][14][1]
3. (Andalusia) A basket for pressing olives.^[17]

Adjective

1. Of a person: very fond of eating bread: Mi hermano es muy panero y no perdona la barra.^[2][14][1]
2. (Chile, popular) Of a vehicle or machine: prone to breakdowns.^[18]

Related words

• pan
• panadería
• panadero
• panera
• Latin panarium
• Catalan paner
• French panier

Usage notes

The DLE enters the adjective as a separate word, panero², without an etymology, while Wiktionary gives the noun and the adjective one origin.^[2][1] The Catalan adjective paner “fond of bread” is derived from pa (“bread”).^[20]

References

1. ^ a b c d e f g h Wiktionary, the free dictionary, https://en.wiktionary.org
2. ^ a b c d e f g Real Academia Española; Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española (2014–), Diccionario de la lengua española, 23rd ed., online version 23.8, https://dle.rae.es, p. s.v. panero
3. ^ Glare, P. G. W., ed. (2012), Oxford Latin Dictionary, 2nd ed., Oxford: Oxford University Press
4. ^ Corominas, Joan; Pascual, José A. (1980–1991), Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico, 6 vols., Madrid: Gredos, p. 4, 364
5. ^ Corominas, Joan (1973), Breve diccionario etimológico de la lengua castellana, 3rd ed., Madrid: Gredos, p. s.v. pan
6. ^ Meyer-Lübke, Wilhelm (1935), Romanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch, 3rd ed., Heidelberg: Winter
7. ^ García de Diego, Vicente (1985), Diccionario etimológico español e hispánico, 2nd ed., Madrid: Espasa-Calpe (1st ed. 1954), p. s.v. panarium
8. ^ Rey, Alain, ed. (1992), Dictionnaire historique de la langue française, Paris: Le Robert, p. s.v. panier
9. ^ a b Real Academia Española (1884), Diccionario de la lengua castellana, 12th ed., Madrid: Imprenta de D. Gregorio Hernando (the first Academy edition with etymologies), p. 784
10. ^ a b Terreros y Pando, Esteban de (1786–1793), Diccionario castellano con las voces de ciencias y artes y sus correspondientes de las tres lenguas francesa, latina e italiana, 4 vols., Madrid: Viuda de Ibarra, p. 3, 25
11. ^ Real Academia Española (1869), Diccionario de la lengua castellana, 11th ed., Madrid: Imprenta de Don Manuel Rivadeneyra, p. 571
12. ^ a b c Real Academia Española (2013–), Corpus del Diccionario histórico de la lengua española (CDH), version 3.1, https://apps.rae.es/CNDHE, p. s.v. panero
13. ^ a b Alemany y Bolufer, José (1917), Diccionario de la lengua española, Barcelona: Ramón Sopena, p. 1254
14. ^ a b c d Moliner, María (2007), Diccionario de uso del español, 3rd ed., Madrid: Gredos, p. s.v. panero
15. ^ Battaner Arias, Paz (dir.) (2017), Diccionario general de la lengua española VOX, Barcelona: Larousse Editorial, p. s.v. panero
16. ^ Sevilla, Alberto (1919), Vocabulario murciano, Murcia: Imprenta de Sucesores de Nogués, p. 143
17. ^ a b Alcalá Venceslada, Antonio (1951), Vocabulario andaluz, Madrid: Real Academia Española, p. 450
18. ^ a b Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española (2010), Diccionario de americanismos, Lima: Santillana; online at https://www.asale.org/damer, p. s.v. panero
19. ^ Real Academia Española (1884), Diccionario de la lengua castellana, 12th ed., Madrid: Imprenta de D. Gregorio Hernando (the first Academy edition with etymologies), p. 785
20. ^ Alcover, Antoni M.; Moll, Francesc de B. (1930–1962), Diccionari català-valencià-balear, 10 vols., Palma de Mallorca: Moll, p. s.v. paner