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