Where does “papa-anjo” come from?

papa-anjo (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese anjo, from Old Portuguese angeo, from Late Latin Angelus, from Ancient Greek ἄγγελος, from Old Norse engill, from Old Saxon engil, from Proto-West Germanic angil, from Latin angelus — angel; messenger.

papa-anjo (Portuguese): cradle snatcher

Definitions

  1. cradle snatcher

Ancestry of “papa-anjo”, step by step

papa-anjo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Portuguese anjo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portugueseanjoangel; a very good person
2Old Portugueseangeoangel
3Late LatinAngelus
4Ancient Greekἄγγελοςa messenger; one that announces; angel, heavenly...
5Old Norseengillangel
6Old Saxonengilangel
7Proto-West Germanicangilangel
8Latinangelusangel; messenger

via Portuguese papar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesepaparto eat
2Old Portuguesepapar
3LatinpappoI eat, eat pap
Every word from Latin angelus