Where does “pabaeth” come from?
pabaeth (Welsh) comes from Welsh pab, from Middle Welsh pap, from Proto-Brythonic *pab, from Vulgar Latin papa, from Latin papa, from Ancient Greek παπᾶς, from Old Norse súla, from Proto-Germanic sūliz — to scrape, shave, sharpen.
pabaeth (Welsh): papacy
Definitions
- papacy
Ancestry of “pabaeth”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Welsh | pab | pope |
| 2 | Middle Welsh | pap | — |
| 3 | Proto-Brythonic | *pab | — |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | papa | — |
| 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 |