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papilio.

butterfly, moth;

7 characters3 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[paːˈpɪ.li.oː]Classical-Latin[paˈpiː.li.o]

  1. butterfly, moth

    declension-3

  2. soul of a dead person

    declension-3

  3. tent

    Medieval-Latin · declension-3
Where this word comes from

Probably a reduplicated form of Proto-Indo-European *pal- (“to feel, touch, shake”). Cognate with Proto-Germanic *fifaldǭ (“butterfly”) (whence German Falter), Proto-Slavic *perpelъ (“quail”), Latvian paipala (“quail”), Old Mazanderani پاپلی (pāp(e)lē, “butterfly”).

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