Where does “pāpa” come from?

pāpa (Old English) comes 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.

pāpa (Old English): pope

Definitions

  1. pope

Ancestry of “pāpa”, step by step

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

Words derived from “pāpa

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