Where does “papa-moscas” come from?

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

papa-moscas (Portuguese): Venus flytrap (Dionaea muscipula)

Definitions

  1. Venus flytrap (Dionaea muscipula)

Ancestry of “papa-moscas”, step by step

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

via Portuguese papar

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

via Portuguese moscas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesemoscas
Every word from Latin pappo