Where does “parpàia” come from?

parpàia (Romagnol) comes from Latin pāpiliōnem, from Latin papilio, from Proto-Indo-European pal- — to fly; to shake, swing; to feel, touch, shake.

parpàia (Romagnol): butterfly

Definitions

  1. butterfly

Ancestry of “parpàia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpāpiliōnem—
2Latinpapiliobutterfly, moth; Soul of a dead person; tent
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpal-to fly; to shake, swing; to feel, touch, shake
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pal- →Every word from Latin papilio →Every word from Latin pāpiliōnem →