Where does “popehood” come from?
popehood (English) comes from Middle English popehode, from Middle English pope, from Old English pāpa, from Vulgar Latin papa, from Latin papa, from Ancient Greek παπᾶς, from Old Norse súla, from Proto-Germanic sūliz — to scrape, shave, sharpen.
popehood (English): The status of pope; papacy
Definitions
- The status of pope; papacy
Ancestry of “popehood”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | popehode | papacy; the position and office of the pope;... |
| 2 | Middle English | pope | The pope; Another spiritual leader or head |
| 3 | Old English | pāpa | pope |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | papa | — |
| 5 | Latin | papa | an infant's cry for food; father; bishop |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | παπᾶς | priest |
| 7 | Old Norse | súla | pillar, column |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | sūliz | beam, post; column, pillar |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱsewl- | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱsew- | to scrape, shave, sharpen |