Where does “papaió” come from?

papaió (Catalan) comes from Catalan papalló, from Latin papilio, from Proto-Indo-European pal- — to fly; to shake, swing; to feel, touch, shake.

papaió (Catalan): Dialectal form of papallona

Definitions

  1. Dialectal form of papallona

Ancestry of “papaió”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1CatalanpapallóDialectal form of papallona
2Latinpapiliobutterfly, moth; Soul of a dead person; tent
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpal-to fly; to shake, swing; to feel, touch, shake
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pal- →Every word from Latin papilio →Every word from Catalan papalló →