Where does “pave” come from?
pave (Old Swedish) comes from Old Norse páfi, from Old Saxon pavos, from Old French pape, from Latin papa, from Ancient Greek παπᾶς, from Old Norse súla, from Proto-Germanic sūliz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱsewl-.
pave (Old Swedish): pope
Ancestry of “pave”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | páfi | — |
| 2 | Old Saxon | pavos | — |
| 3 | Old French | pape | Pope |
| 4 | Latin | papa | an infant's cry for food; father; bishop |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | παπᾶς | priest |
| 6 | Old Norse | súla | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | sūliz | beam, post; column, pillar |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱsewl- | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱsew- | — |
Words derived from “pave”