Where does “pappagallo” come from?

pappagallo (Italian) comes from Byzantine Greek παπαγᾶς, from Arabic بَبَغَاء.

pappagallo (Italian): parrot; wolf; a person repeating others' words...

Definitions

  1. parrot; wolf; a person repeating others' words...

Ancestry of “pappagallo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Byzantine Greekπαπαγᾶς—
2Arabicبَبَغَاء—

Words derived from “pappagallo”

Every word from Arabic بَبَغَاء →Every word from Byzantine Greek παπαγᾶς →