Where does “papes” come from?

papes (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- — to scrape, shave, sharpen.

Ancestry of “papes”, step by step

papes traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin papa

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

via Medieval Latin papa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval Latinpapabishop, pope; an infant's cry for food; father
2Ancient Greekπάπαςbishop, patriarch; father

Words derived from “papes”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱsew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱsewl- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sūliz →