Where does “pāpdōm” come from?
pāpdōm (Old 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.
pāpdōm (Old English): the papacy; the office of the pope
Definitions
- the papacy; the office of the pope