Etymology

papilio

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Today it means: Any butterfly of the genus Papilio. Full definition →

Latin pāpiliō
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  1. Latin · borrowed frompāpiliō
  2. English todaypapilio

From the genus name and its source, Latin pāpiliō. Doublet of papillon and pavilion.

Words from the same roots

Latinpāpiliō all →

papillonPeeblesdisparplepapilionaceous

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.