Where does “Pavia” come from?

Pavia is an Italian city name derived from Latin Papia, a settlement whose original meaning is unattested.

Pavia (English): Township

Definitions

  1. Township

Ancestry of “Pavia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ItalianPavia—
2LatinPapia—
3Portuguesepapearto chat, to chatter, to babble
4Portuguesepapocrop; stomach; goitre
5Portuguesepaparto eat
6Old Portuguesepapar—
7LatinpappoI eat, eat pap

Words derived from “Pavia”

Every word from Latin pappo →Every word from Old Portuguese papar →Every word from Portuguese papar →