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Where does “papabile” come from?

papabile (Italian) comes from Italian Papà, from Italian -essa, from Portuguese -esa, from Spanish -esa, from Spanish -és, from Spanish política, from Spanish político, from Latin polīticus — Used to form nouns representing state of being.

papabile (Italian): likely to be elected Pope; likely to be elected...

Definitions

  1. likely to be elected Pope; likely to be elected...

Ancestry of “papabile”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ItalianPapà—
2Italian-essa-ess
3Portuguese-esafeminine singular of -ês
4Spanish-esafeminine singular of -és
5Spanish-ésForms nouns and adjectives of nationality;...
6Spanishpolíticapolitics; policy; female equivalent of político
7Spanishpolíticopolitical; in-law; politician
8Latinpolīticus—
9Swedishpolitiskpolitical, having to do with politics
10Swedishpolitikpolitics
11Ancient Greekπολιτικόςcivic, constitutional, public; social
12Ancient Greekπολῑ́τηςcitizen
13Ancient Greek-τηςForms nouns representing a state of being; Added...
14Proto-Hellenic-tāts—
15Proto-Indo-European-teh₂tsUsed to form nouns representing state of being
16Proto-Indo-European-teh₂Used to form nouns representing state of being

Words derived from “papabile”

  • papabile
  • papable
  • papable
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