Where does “antipapism” come from?
antipapism (English) comes from English papism, from French papisme, from French pape, from Middle French pape, from Old French pape, from Latin papa, from Ancient Greek παπᾶς, from Old Norse súla — to scrape, shave, sharpen.
antipapism (English): Opposition to papism (the Roman Catholic pope and Roman Catholicism)
Definitions
- Opposition to papism (the Roman Catholic pope and Roman Catholicism)
Ancestry of “antipapism”, step by step
antipapism traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English papism
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | papism | the Roman Catholic faith |
| 2 | French | papisme | papism, papistry |
| 3 | French | pape | Pope |
| 4 | Middle French | pape | — |
| 5 | Old French | pape | Pope |
| 6 | Latin | papa | an infant's cry for food; father; bishop |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | παπᾶς | priest |
| 8 | Old Norse | súla | pillar, column |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | sūliz | beam, post; column, pillar |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱsewl- | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱsew- | to scrape, shave, sharpen |