Where does “popedome” come from?
popedome (Middle English) comes from Old English pāpdōm, 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- — to scrape, shave, sharpen.
popedome (Middle English): papacy, position of a pope; pontificate, term of...
Definitions
- papacy, position of a pope; pontificate, term of...
Ancestry of “popedome”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old English | pāpdōm | the papacy; the office of the pope |
| 2 | Old English | pāpa | pope |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | papa | — |
| 4 | Latin | papa | an infant's cry for food; father; bishop |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | παπᾶς | priest |
| 6 | Old Norse | súla | pillar, column |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | sūliz | beam, post; column, pillar |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱsewl- | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱsew- | to scrape, shave, sharpen |