Where does “papa” come from?
papa (Polish) comes from Italian Papà, from Italian -essa, from Portuguese -esa, from Spanish -esa, from Spanish -és, from Spanish política, from Spanish político, from Latin polīticus — Used to form nouns representing state of being.
papa (Polish): tar paper
Definitions
- tar paper
Ancestry of “papa”, step by step
papa traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian Papà
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | Papà | — |
| 2 | Italian | -essa | -ess |
| 3 | Portuguese | -esa | feminine singular of -ês |
| 4 | Spanish | -esa | feminine singular of -és |
| 5 | Spanish | -és | Forms nouns and adjectives of nationality;... |
| 6 | Spanish | política | politics; policy; female equivalent of político |
| 7 | Spanish | político | political; in-law; politician |
| 8 | Latin | polīticus | political, civil, of the state, relating to civil polity |
| 9 | Swedish | politisk | political, having to do with politics |
| 10 | Swedish | politik | politics |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | πολιτικός | civic, constitutional, public; social |
| 12 | Ancient Greek | πολῑ́της | citizen |
| 13 | Ancient Greek | -της | Forms nouns representing a state of being; Added... |
| 14 | Proto-Hellenic | -tāts | — |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | -teh₂ts | Used to form nouns representing state of being |
| 16 | Proto-Indo-European | -teh₂ | Used to form nouns representing state of being |
via French papa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | papa | papa, a child's father; also as form of address:... |
| 2 | Middle French | papa | — |
| 3 | Old French | papa | — |
| 4 | Latin | papa | an infant's cry for food; father; bishop |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | παπᾶς | priest |
| 6 | Old Norse | súla | pillar, column |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | sūliz | beam, post; column, pillar |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱsewl- | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱsew- | to scrape, shave, sharpen |