Where does “antipape” come from?
antipape (French) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European ḱsewl-.
antipape (French): antipope
Ancestry of “antipape”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | pape | Pope |
| 2 | Middle French | pape | — |
| 3 | Old French | pape | Pope |
| 4 | Latin | papa | an infant's cry for food; father; bishop |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | παπᾶς | priest |
| 6 | Old Norse | súla | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | sūliz | beam, post; column, pillar |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱsewl- | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱsew- | — |