Where does “papisher” come from?
papisher (English) comes from English papish, 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- — to scrape, shave, sharpen.
papisher (English): A Roman Catholic; a papist
Definitions
- A Roman Catholic; a papist
Ancestry of “papisher”, step by step
papisher traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English papish
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | papish | Roman Catholic; A Roman Catholic |
| 2 | English | Papist | Alternative letter-case form of papist |
| 3 | Middle French | papiste | — |
| 4 | Latin | papa | an infant's cry for food; father; bishop |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | παπᾶς | priest |
| 6 | Old Norse | súla | pillar, column |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | sūliz | beam, post; column, pillar |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱsewl- | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱsew- | to scrape, shave, sharpen |
via English ER
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ER | The statistic "Earned Run"; Initialism of... |
| 2 | Turkish | er | early; brave; man, male |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | ایر | saddle, a seat for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal |
| 4 | Old Anatolian Turkish | ایر | early, at a time in advance of the usual or expected event |
| 5 | Proto-Turkic | ēder | saddle |