Where does “soupape” come from?
soupape (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- — to scrape, shave, sharpen.
soupape (French): valve; outlet, overflow
Definitions
- valve; outlet, overflow
Ancestry of “soupape”, step by step
soupape traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French pape
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | pillar, column |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | sūliz | beam, post; column, pillar |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱsewl- | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱsew- | to scrape, shave, sharpen |
via French sous
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | sous | below, under; plural of sou; money |
| 2 | Middle French | soubs | under; underneath |
| 3 | Old French | soz | under |
| 4 | Latin | subtus | below, underneath, beneath |
| 5 | Latin | sub | under, beneath; behind; at the feet of |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | supo | under |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |