Where does “habemus papam” come from?

habemus papam (English) comes 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.

habemus papam (English): A short, formulaic speech in Latin that announces...

Definitions

  1. A short, formulaic speech in Latin that announces...

Ancestry of “habemus papam”, step by step

habemus papam traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin papa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpapaan infant's cry for food; father; bishop
2Ancient Greekπαπᾶςpriest
3Old Norsesúlapillar, column
4Proto-Germanicsūlizbeam, post; column, pillar
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱsewl-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱsew-to scrape, shave, sharpen

via Latin habeo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinhabeoI have, hold; I own, have; I possess, have
2Proto-Italichabēō—
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʰh₁bʰ-to grab, to take; to grab, take
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱsew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱsewl- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sūliz →