Where does “pope” come from?

pope (Middle English) comes from Old English pāpa, from Vulgar Latin papa, from Latin papa, from Ancient Greek παπᾶς, from Old Norse súla, from Proto-Germanic sūliz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱsewl-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱsew- — to scrape, shave, sharpen.

pope (Middle English): The pope; Another spiritual leader or head

Definitions

  1. The pope; Another spiritual leader or head

Ancestry of “pope”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishpāpapope
2Vulgar Latinpapa—
3Latinpapaan infant's cry for food; father; bishop
4Ancient Greekπαπᾶςpriest
5Old Norsesúlapillar, column
6Proto-Germanicsūlizbeam, post; column, pillar
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱsewl-—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanḱsew-to scrape, shave, sharpen

Words derived from “pope”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱsew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱsewl- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sūliz →