Panification
/ˌpænɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/noun
The process or practice of making bread.
Did you know?Its root, Latin panis meaning “bread,” also appears in companion—originally someone who shares bread with you—and pantry, a place where bread was stored.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*peh₂-
“A reconstructed root associated with feeding, tending, or protecting; often connected cautiously with the Latin bread-family.”
Classical Latin
Latin
pānis
“Bread or loaf.”
Classical Latin
Latin
pānificium
“Bread-making; formed from pānis, “bread,” and facere, “to make.””
19th Century
French
panification
“The process of making bread, especially in technical or industrial contexts.”
19th Century
English
panification
“The bread-making process; a specialized technical term.”
Modern English
English
panification
“The production or manufacture of bread.”