Where does “papist” come from?
Papist comes from Middle French papiste, from Latin papa, from Ancient Greek παπᾶς, παπάς, and πάππας, originally meaning father.
papist (English): A Roman Catholic, whose loyalties are seen to be...
Definitions
- A Roman Catholic, whose loyalties are seen to be...
Ancestry of “papist”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle French | papiste | — |
| 2 | Latin | papa | an infant's cry for food; father; bishop |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | παπᾶς | priest |
| 4 | Old Norse | súla | pillar, column |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | sūliz | beam, post; column, pillar |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱsewl- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱsew- | to scrape, shave, sharpen |