Where does “pappi” come from?

pappi (English) comes from English pappus, from Latin pappus, from Ancient Greek πάππος — grandfather; grandparents; ascendant, ancestor.

pappi (English): plural of pappus

Definitions

  1. plural of pappus

Ancestry of “pappi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpappusThe markedly reduced sepals of an Asteraceae...
2Latinpappuspappus
3Ancient Greekπάπποςgrandfather; grandparents; ascendant, ancestor
Every word from Ancient Greek πάππος →Every word from Latin pappus →Every word from English pappus →
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