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Where does “pape” come from?

pape (Old French) comes 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-.

pape (Old French): Pope

Definitions

  1. Pope

Ancestry of “pape”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpapaan infant's cry for food; father; bishop
2Ancient Greekπαπᾶςpriest
3Old Norsesúla—
4Proto-Germanicsūlizbeam, post; column, pillar
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱsewl-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱsew-—

Words derived from “pape”

  • papisme
  • soupape
  • antipape
  • pape
  • papiste
  • supap
  • پاپ
  • pape
  • pape
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