Etymology of the English word poppy
the English word
poppyderived from the Old French word
popeederived from the Anglo-Norman word
poppederived from the Vulgar Latin root
*puppaderived from the Latin word
pupa (girl; little girl; a doll)
Derivations in English
poppied,
poppyheadCognates
French
pavot, Italian
papavero, Italian
papavere, Latin
papaver, Portuguese
papoula, Provençal
papaverUsage
Word found in Modern English
