Where does “papism” come from?

papism (English) comes from French papisme, from French pape, from Middle French pape, from Old French pape, from Latin papa, from Ancient Greek παπᾶς, from Old Norse súla, from Proto-Germanic sūliz — to scrape, shave, sharpen.

papism (English): the Roman Catholic faith

Definitions

  1. the Roman Catholic faith

Ancestry of “papism”, step by step

papism traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via French papisme

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchpapismepapism, papistry
2FrenchpapePope
3Middle Frenchpape
4Old FrenchpapePope
5Latinpapaan infant's cry for food; father; bishop
6Ancient Greekπαπᾶςpriest
7Old Norsesúlapillar, column
8Proto-Germanicsūlizbeam, post; column, pillar
9Proto-Indo-Europeanḱsewl-
10Proto-Indo-Europeanḱsew-to scrape, shave, sharpen

via English Papist

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishPapistAlternative letter-case form of papist
2Middle Frenchpapiste

Words derived from “papism

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱsew-Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱsewl-Every word from Proto-Germanic sūliz