Where does “papa-figos” come from?

papa-figos (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese papar, from Old Portuguese papar, from Latin pappo — I eat, eat pap.

papa-figos (Portuguese): beccafico; figpecker

Definitions

  1. beccafico; figpecker

Ancestry of “papa-figos”, step by step

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

via Portuguese papar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesepaparto eat
2Old Portuguesepapar—
3LatinpappoI eat, eat pap

via Portuguese figos

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesefigos—
Every word from Latin pappo →Every word from Old Portuguese papar →Every word from Portuguese papar →