Where does “antipapacy” come from?
antipapacy (English) comes from English papacy, from Latin papatia, from Latin papa, from Ancient Greek παπᾶς, from Old Norse súla, from Proto-Germanic sūliz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱsewl-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱsew- — to scrape, shave, sharpen.
antipapacy (English): antipapism; the office or reign of an antipope
Definitions
- antipapism; the office or reign of an antipope
Ancestry of “antipapacy”, step by step
antipapacy traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English papacy
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | papacy | The office of the pope; The period of a... |
| 2 | Latin | papatia | — |
| 3 | Latin | papa | an infant's cry for food; father; bishop |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | παπᾶς | priest |
| 5 | Old Norse | súla | pillar, column |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | sūliz | beam, post; column, pillar |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱsewl- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱsew- | to scrape, shave, sharpen |