Etymology

papa-

Today it means: Of or pertaining to the pope or the papacy. Full definition →

Latin pāpa ← Ancient Greek πάππας
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromπάππας
  2. Latin · borrowed frompāpa
  3. English todaypapa-

Borrowed from Latin pāpa, from Ancient Greek πάππας (páppas).

Words from the same roots

Latinpāpa all →

papapapaphiliapapaphobiapaparchy

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.