Where does “pavăză” come from?
pavăză (Romanian) comes from Polish pawęż, from Italian pavese, from Italian Pavia, from Latin Papia, from Portuguese papear, from Portuguese papo, from Portuguese papar, from Old Portuguese papar — I eat, eat pap.
pavăză (Romanian): shield
Ancestry of “pavăză”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Polish | pawęż | shield |
| 2 | Italian | pavese | Native or inhabitant of Pavia; Of or pertaining... |
| 3 | Italian | Pavia | — |
| 4 | Latin | Papia | — |
| 5 | Portuguese | papear | — |
| 6 | Portuguese | papo | crop; stomach; goitre |
| 7 | Portuguese | papar | to eat |
| 8 | Old Portuguese | papar | — |
| 9 | Latin | pappo | I eat, eat pap |