Etymograph

English

Paparella

Paparella comes from Sicilian Papareḍḍa ‘little duck’.

  1. SicilianmodernPapareḍḍa‘little duck’
  2. Italianc. 1300–presentPaparella
  3. Englishtodaysame form

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. SicilianmodernPapareḍḍa‘little duck’
  2. Italianc. 1300–presentPaparella
  3. Englishtodaysame form

Today it means

name A surname from Italian.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Sicilian Papareḍḍa / Paparella