Where does “papas” come from?

papas (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese papa, from Old Portuguese papa, from Latin pappa, from Latin pappo — I eat, eat pap.

papas (Portuguese): plural of papa

Definitions

  1. plural of papa

Ancestry of “papas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesepapapope; pap; something with a pasty consistency
2Old Portuguesepapa—
3Latinpappasecond-person singular present active imperative...
4LatinpappoI eat, eat pap
Every word from Latin pappo →Every word from Latin pappa →Every word from Old Portuguese papa →