Where does “papishly” come from?
papishly (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-.
papishly (English): In a papish manner
Ancestry of “papishly”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 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 | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | sūliz | beam, post; column, pillar |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱsewl- | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱsew- | — |