Where does “xupap” come from?
xupap (Vietnamese) comes from French soupape, 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 — to scrape, shave, sharpen.
xupap (Vietnamese): poppet valve
Definitions
- poppet valve
Ancestry of “xupap”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | soupape | valve; outlet, overflow |
| 2 | French | pape | Pope |
| 3 | Middle French | pape | — |
| 4 | Old French | pape | Pope |
| 5 | Latin | papa | an infant's cry for food; father; bishop |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | παπᾶς | priest |
| 7 | Old Norse | súla | pillar, column |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | sūliz | beam, post; column, pillar |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱsewl- | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱsew- | to scrape, shave, sharpen |