Where does “Pavia” come from?
Pavia (Catalan) comes from Italian Pavia, from Latin Papia, from Portuguese papear, from Portuguese papo, from Portuguese papar, from Old Portuguese papar, from Latin pappo — I eat, eat pap.
Pavia (Catalan): red buckeye (Aesculus pavia, formerly Pavia rubra)
Definitions
- red buckeye (Aesculus pavia, formerly Pavia rubra)
Ancestry of “Pavia”, step by step
Pavia traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian Pavia
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | Pavia | — |
| 2 | Latin | Papia | — |
| 3 | Portuguese | papear | to chat, to chatter, to babble |
| 4 | Portuguese | papo | crop; stomach; goitre |
| 5 | Portuguese | papar | to eat |
| 6 | Old Portuguese | papar | — |
| 7 | Latin | pappo | I eat, eat pap |
via taxonomic name Pavia
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | taxonomic name | Pavia | — |