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
Ancestry of “pappi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | pappus | The markedly reduced sepals of an Asteraceae... |
| 2 | Latin | pappus | pappus |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | πάππος | grandfather; grandparents; ascendant, ancestor |