Etymology Explorer
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Where does “papa” come from?
papa (Old Portuguese) comes from Latin pappa, from Latin pappo — I eat, eat pap.
Ancestry of “papa”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Latin
pappa
second-person singular present active imperative...
2
Latin
pappo
I eat, eat pap
Words derived from “papa”
pop
papa
grandpa
grandpapa
poppa
popper
pappy
grampa
godpapa
popeye
grandpappy
grampy
papaji
pappiness
papa
papá
papa
papa
papado
antipapa
papas
papável
papinha
papallóns
Every word from Latin pappo →
Every word from Latin pappa →