Where does “papas” come from?
papas (Old Portuguese) comes from Latin pappa, from Latin pappo — I eat, eat pap.
Ancestry of “papas”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | pappa | second-person singular present active imperative... |
| 2 | Latin | pappo | I eat, eat pap |
Words derived from “papas”