English
habemus papam
Habemus papam comes from Ecclesiastical Latin habēmus pāpam.
- Ecclesiastical Latinc. 200–1500habēmus pāpamliterally ‘we have a pope’
- Englishtodayhabemus papam
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Ecclesiastical Latinc. 200–1500habēmus pāpamliterally ‘we have a pope’
- Englishtodayhabemus papam
The story
Unadapted borrowing from Ecclesiastical Latin habēmus pāpam (literally “we have a pope”).
Every English word from Ecclesiastical Latin habēmus pāpam
Today it means
intj Used by the Vatican to announce the election of a new Pope.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ecclesiastical Latin habēmus pāpam / habemus papam