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

Definitions

  1. shield

Ancestry of “pavăză”, step by step

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

Words derived from “pavăză”

Every word from Latin pappo →Every word from Old Portuguese papar →Every word from Portuguese papar →