Where does “papallona” come from?

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

papallona (Catalan): butterfly

Definitions

  1. butterfly

Ancestry of “papallona”, 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 →