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Where does “popehode” come from?

popehode (Middle English) comes from Middle English pope, 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-.

popehode (Middle English): papacy; the position and office of the pope;...

Definitions

  1. papacy; the position and office of the pope;...

Ancestry of “popehode”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishpopeThe pope; Another spiritual leader or head
2Old Englishpāpa—
3Vulgar Latinpapa—
4Latinpapaan infant's cry for food; father; bishop
5Ancient Greekπαπᾶςpriest
6Old Norsesúla—
7Proto-Germanicsūlizbeam, post; column, pillar
8Proto-Indo-Europeanḱsewl-—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanḱsew-—

Words derived from “popehode”

  • popehood
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