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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpappasecond-person singular present active imperative...
2LatinpappoI eat, eat pap

Words derived from “papas”

Every word from Latin pappo →Every word from Latin pappa →