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Where does “pappi” come from?

pappi (Italian) comes from Italian pappo, from Latin pappus, from Ancient Greek πάππος — grandfather; grandparents; ascendant, ancestor.

pappi (Italian): plural of pappo; second-person singular present...

Definitions

  1. plural of pappo; second-person singular present...

Ancestry of “pappi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianpappopappus; first-person singular present indicative...
2Latinpappuspappus
3Ancient Greekπάπποςgrandfather; grandparents; ascendant, ancestor
Every word from Ancient Greek πάππος →