Where does “papahostias” come from?

papahostias (Galician) comes from Galician papar, from Latin pappāre.

papahostias (Galician): fool, idiot, dimwit

Definitions

  1. fool, idiot, dimwit

Ancestry of “papahostias”, step by step

papahostias traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Galician papar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Galicianpaparto eat; to take away
2Latinpappāre—

via Galician hostias

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Galicianhostias—
Every word from Latin pappāre →Every word from Galician papar →