Etymology of the French word papa
the French word
papaderived from the Latin word
pappus (woolly seed of certain plants)
derived from the Greek word
papposderived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*papaDate
The earliest known usage of papa in French dates from the 13th century.
Derivations in French
grand-papa,
bon-papa,
beau-papaDerivations in other languages
English
papa, Romanian
papa, Spanish
papáCognates
Dutch
papa, English
pa, German
Papa, Icelandic
pabbi, Swedish
pappa
