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
Ancestry of “papas”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | papa | pope; pap; something with a pasty consistency |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | papa | — |
| 3 | Latin | pappa | second-person singular present active imperative... |
| 4 | Latin | pappo | I eat, eat pap |