Etymology

protopapas

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Ancient Greek πρῶτος
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromπρῶτος“first”
  2. English todayprotopapas

From Ancient Greek πρῶτος (prôtos, “first”) + πάπας (pápas, “father”).

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekπρῶτος all →

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