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Where does “frithphápa” come from?

frithphápa (Irish) comes from Irish pápa, from Vulgar Latin papa, from Latin papa, from Ancient Greek παπᾶς, from Old Norse súla, from Proto-Germanic sūliz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱsewl-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱsew-.

frithphápa (Irish): anti-pope

Definitions

  1. anti-pope

Ancestry of “frithphápa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishpápapope
2Vulgar Latinpapa—
3Latinpapaan infant's cry for food; father; bishop
4Ancient Greekπαπᾶςpriest
5Old Norsesúla—
6Proto-Germanicsūlizbeam, post; column, pillar
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱsewl-—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanḱsew-—
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