Where does “pape” come from?
Pape is an English word of unknown origin and meaning, possibly related to Papist but with an uncertain etymological path.
pape (English): A Roman Catholic; a Papist
Definitions
- A Roman Catholic; a Papist
Ancestry of “pape”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | Papist | Alternative letter-case form of papist |
| 2 | Middle French | papiste | — |
| 3 | Latin | papa | an infant's cry for food; father; bishop |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | παπᾶς | priest |
| 5 | Old Norse | súla | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | sūliz | beam, post; column, pillar |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱsewl- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱsew- | — |