Where does “papal” come from?
papal (Romanian) comes from French papal, from French -té, from Middle French -té, from Old French -té, from Latin -īta, from Ancient Greek -ίτης, from Ancient Greek πολῑ́της, from Ancient Greek -της — Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems.
papal (Romanian): papal
Definitions
- papal
Ancestry of “papal”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | papal | papal |
| 2 | French | -té | -ty |
| 3 | Middle French | -té | -ty |
| 4 | Old French | -té | -ty |
| 5 | Latin | -īta | — |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -ίτης | Suffix forming a masculine noun: one connected... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | πολῑ́της | citizen |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | -της | Forms nouns representing a state of being; Added... |
| 9 | Proto-Hellenic | -tāts | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -teh₂ts | Used to form nouns representing state of being |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -teh₂ | Used to form nouns representing state of being |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | -tós | Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems |