Where does “lepap” come from?
lepap (Seychellois Creole) comes from French pape, from Middle French pape, from Old French pape, from Latin papa, from Ancient Greek παπᾶς, from Old Norse súla, from Proto-Germanic sūliz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱsewl- — to scrape, shave, sharpen.
lepap (Seychellois Creole): pope
Definitions
- pope
Ancestry of “lepap”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | pape | Pope |
| 2 | Middle French | pape | — |
| 3 | Old French | pape | Pope |
| 4 | Latin | papa | an infant's cry for food; father; bishop |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | παπᾶς | priest |
| 6 | Old Norse | súla | pillar, column |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | sūliz | beam, post; column, pillar |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱsewl- | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱsew- | to scrape, shave, sharpen |