Where does “Pavian” come from?

Pavian (English) comes from English Pavia, 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.

Pavian (English): Of or relating to Pavia

Definitions

  1. Of or relating to Pavia

Ancestry of “Pavian”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishPaviaTownship
2ItalianPavia—
3LatinPapia—
4Portuguesepapearto chat, to chatter, to babble
5Portuguesepapocrop; stomach; goitre
6Portuguesepaparto eat
7Old Portuguesepapar—
8LatinpappoI eat, eat pap
Every word from Latin pappo →