Where does “pappetta” come from?
pappetta (Italian) comes from Italian pappa, from Latin pappa, from Latin pappo — I eat, eat pap.
pappetta (Italian): pap, mush
Ancestry of “pappetta”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | pappa | baby food; pap, mush; third-person singular... |
| 2 | Latin | pappa | second-person singular present active imperative... |
| 3 | Latin | pappo | I eat, eat pap |