Where does “păvăzar” come from?

păvăzar (Romanian) comes from Romanian pavăză, from Polish pawęż, from Italian pavese, from Italian Pavia, from Latin Papia, from Portuguese papear, from Portuguese papo, from Portuguese papar — I eat, eat pap.

păvăzar (Romanian): shieldmaker

Definitions

  1. shieldmaker

Ancestry of “păvăzar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianpavăzăshield
2Polishpawężshield
3ItalianpaveseNative or inhabitant of Pavia; Of or pertaining...
4ItalianPavia
5LatinPapia
6Portuguesepapearto chat, to chatter, to babble
7Portuguesepapocrop; stomach; goitre
8Portuguesepaparto eat
9Old Portuguesepapar
10LatinpappoI eat, eat pap
Every word from Latin pappo
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