Where does “pavoiser” come from?
pavoiser (French) comes from French pavois, from Italian pavese, from Italian Pavia, from Latin Papia, from Portuguese papear, from Portuguese papo, from Portuguese papar, from Old Portuguese papar — I eat, eat pap.
pavoiser (French): to deck with flags
Definitions
- to deck with flags
Ancestry of “pavoiser”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | pavois | buckler, shield; bulwark |
| 2 | Italian | pavese | Native or inhabitant of Pavia; Of or pertaining... |
| 3 | Italian | Pavia | — |
| 4 | Latin | Papia | — |
| 5 | Portuguese | papear | to chat, to chatter, to babble |
| 6 | Portuguese | papo | crop; stomach; goitre |
| 7 | Portuguese | papar | to eat |
| 8 | Old Portuguese | papar | — |
| 9 | Latin | pappo | I eat, eat pap |