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Where does “nonpapist” come from?

nonpapist (English) comes from English Papist, from Middle French papiste, 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-.

nonpapist (English): One who is not a papist

Definitions

  1. One who is not a papist

Ancestry of “nonpapist”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishPapistAlternative letter-case form of papist
2Middle Frenchpapiste—
3Latinpapaan infant's cry for food; father; bishop
4Ancient Greekπαπᾶςpriest
5Old Norsesúla—
6Proto-Germanicsūlizbeam, post; column, pillar
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱsewl-—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanḱsew-—
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