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Where does “παπιγιόν” come from?

παπιγιόν (Greek) comes from French papillon, from Latin papilio, from Proto-Indo-European pal- — to fly; to shake, swing; to feel, touch, shake.

παπιγιόν (Greek): bow tie, bowtie; papillon

Definitions

  1. bow tie, bowtie; papillon

Ancestry of “παπιγιόν”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchpapillonbutterfly; someone brilliant, versatile and...
2Latinpapiliobutterfly, moth; Soul of a dead person; tent
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpal-to fly; to shake, swing; to feel, touch, shake
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