Where does “papieżniczy” come from?
papieżniczy (Polish) comes from Polish papieżnik, from Polish papież, from Czech papež, from Middle High German bābes, from Old High German bābes, from Old French pape, from Latin papa, from Ancient Greek παπᾶς — to scrape, shave, sharpen.
papieżniczy (Polish): papist
Definitions
- papist
Ancestry of “papieżniczy”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | papieżnik | — |
| 2 | Polish | papież | pope |
| 3 | Czech | papež | pope |
| 4 | Middle High German | bābes | — |
| 5 | Old High German | bābes | — |
| 6 | Old French | pape | Pope |
| 7 | Latin | papa | an infant's cry for food; father; bishop |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | παπᾶς | priest |
| 9 | Old Norse | súla | pillar, column |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | sūliz | beam, post; column, pillar |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱsewl- | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱsew- | to scrape, shave, sharpen |