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Where does “Pavia” come from?

Pavia (Italian) comes from Latin Papia, from Portuguese papear, from Portuguese papo, from Portuguese papar, from Old Portuguese papar, from Latin pappo — I eat, eat pap.

Ancestry of “Pavia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinPapia—
2Portuguesepapear—
3Portuguesepapocrop; stomach; goitre
4Portuguesepaparto eat
5Old Portuguesepapar—
6LatinpappoI eat, eat pap

Words derived from “Pavia”

  • Pavia
  • paviine
  • pavese
  • pavesare
  • pavoisement
  • pavois
  • pavoiser
  • pajzs
  • pajzsok
  • pajzsmirigy
Every word from Latin pappo →