Where does “papescent” come from?
papescent (English) comes from English Pap, from Afrikaans pap, from Dutch pap, from Dutch papa, from French papa, from Middle French papa, from Old French papa, from Latin papa.
papescent (English): Containing or producing pap, or soft food;...
Definitions
- Containing or producing pap, or soft food;...
Ancestry of “papescent”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | Pap | — |
| 2 | Afrikaans | pap | porridge |
| 3 | Dutch | pap | mush; porridge; Pa, dad |
| 4 | Dutch | papa | Dad |
| 5 | French | papa | papa, a child's father; also as form of address:... |
| 6 | Middle French | papa | — |
| 7 | Old French | papa | — |
| 8 | Latin | papa | an infant's cry for food; father; bishop |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | παπᾶς | priest |
| 10 | Old Norse | súla | — |
| 11 | Proto-Germanic | sūliz | beam, post; column, pillar |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱsewl- | — |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱsew- | — |