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

  1. A Roman Catholic; a papist

Ancestry of “papisher”, step by step

papisher traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English papish

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpapishRoman Catholic; A Roman Catholic
2EnglishPapistAlternative letter-case form of papist
3Middle Frenchpapiste
4Latinpapaan infant's cry for food; father; bishop
5Ancient Greekπαπᾶςpriest
6Old Norsesúlapillar, column
7Proto-Germanicsūlizbeam, post; column, pillar
8Proto-Indo-Europeanḱsewl-
9Proto-Indo-Europeanḱsew-to scrape, shave, sharpen

via English ER

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishERThe statistic "Earned Run"; Initialism of...
2Turkisherearly; brave; man, male
3Ottoman Turkishایرsaddle, a seat for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal
4Old Anatolian Turkishایرearly, at a time in advance of the usual or expected event
5Proto-Turkicēdersaddle
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱsew-Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱsewl-Every word from Proto-Germanic sūliz