pabiou

Occitan

Alternative forms

• babi, babit

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *papīlum, from Latin papȳrus.

Noun

pabiou m (Gascony)

1. candlewick

References

• Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “papyrus”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch, volumes 7: N–Pas, page 589