Words that come from Ancient Greek πάπυρος

289 words across 51 languages descend from Ancient Greek πάπυρος — including paper, newspaper, paperwork, taper, paperback, tapering, wallpaper, papyrus.

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English (99)

German (20)

Hungarian (17)

Norwegian Bokmål (14)

Norwegian Nynorsk (14)

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