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