Where does “godpa” come from?
godpa (English) comes from English PA, from English papa, from Portuguese papá, from French papa, from Middle French papa, from Old French papa, from Latin papa, from Ancient Greek παπᾶς — to scrape, shave, sharpen.
godpa (English): a male guideparent and trusted family friend or relative who is invited to mentor or help raise a child
Definitions
- a male guideparent and trusted family friend or relative who is invited to mentor or help raise a child
Ancestry of “godpa”, step by step
godpa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English PA
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | PA | Initialism of public address; Initialism of... |
| 2 | English | papa | Dad, daddy, father; a familiar or old-fashioned... |
| 3 | Portuguese | papá | dad; daddy; father; food |
| 4 | French | papa | papa, a child's father; also as form of address:... |
| 5 | Middle French | papa | — |
| 6 | Old French | papa | — |
| 7 | Latin | papa | an infant's cry for food; father; bishop |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | παπᾶς | priest |
| 9 | Old Norse | súla | pillar, column |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | sūliz | beam, post; column, pillar |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱsewl- | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱsew- | to scrape, shave, sharpen |
via English God
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | God | A being such as a monotheistic God: a single... |
| 2 | Middle English | god | A god or deity; a divine individual; A person... |
| 3 | Old English | gōd | a good thing, advantage, benefit, gift; good,... |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | gōd | good |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | gudą | invoked one; god, deity |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | gastiz | stranger, guest |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰóstis | stranger, host |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -tis | Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots |