Where does “pabyddol” come from?

pabyddol (Welsh) comes from Welsh pabydd, 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 — to scrape, shave, sharpen.

pabyddol (Welsh): Roman Catholic, papist

Definitions

  1. Roman Catholic, papist

Ancestry of “pabyddol”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1WelshpabyddRoman Catholic, papist
2Welshpabpope
3Middle Welshpap
4Proto-Brythonic*pab
5Vulgar Latinpapa
6Latinpapaan infant's cry for food; father; bishop
7Ancient Greekπαπᾶςpriest
8Old Norsesúlapillar, column
9Proto-Germanicsūlizbeam, post; column, pillar
10Proto-Indo-Europeanḱsewl-
11Proto-Indo-Europeanḱsew-to scrape, shave, sharpen
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱsew-Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱsewl-Every word from Proto-Germanic sūliz