Where does “papa” come from?
papa (Galician) comes from Old Portuguese papa, from Latin pappa, from Latin pappo — I eat, eat pap.
papa (Galician): pope; pap; porridge
Ancestry of “papa”, step by step
papa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old Portuguese papa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Portuguese | papa | — |
| 2 | Latin | pappa | second-person singular present active imperative... |
| 3 | Latin | pappo | I eat, eat pap |
via Ecclesiastical Latin papas
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ecclesiastical Latin | papas | second-person singular present active indicative... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | πάπας | bishop, patriarch; father |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | πάππας | daddy, papa; papa, daddy; father |
Words derived from “papa”