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- — to scrape, shave, sharpen.
popehode (Middle English): papacy; the position and office of the pope;...
Definitions
- papacy; the position and office of the pope;...
Ancestry of “popehode”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | pope | The pope; Another spiritual leader or head |
| 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 |