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Where does “παπᾶς” come from?

παπᾶς (Byzantine Greek) comes from Ancient Greek πάπας, from Ancient Greek πάππας — daddy, papa; papa, daddy; father.

παπᾶς (Byzantine Greek): patriarch, bishop; priest

Definitions

  1. patriarch, bishop; priest

Ancestry of “παπᾶς”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekπάπαςbishop, patriarch; father
2Ancient Greekπάππαςdaddy, papa; papa, daddy; father

Words derived from “παπᾶς”

  • Pope
  • pope
  • papacy
  • popery
  • popish
  • papist
  • antipope
  • papistry
  • papism
  • papistic
  • popishly
  • papish
  • Popean
  • antipopery
  • papabile
  • antipapist
  • popeless
  • popishness
  • popehood
  • popess
  • popist
  • popelike
  • popeship
  • popeling
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