Where does “apergaminar-se” come from?
apergaminar-se (Catalan) comes from Catalan pergamí, from Vulgar Latin pergamēna, from Latin Pergamenus, from Ancient Greek Περγαμηνός, from Ancient Greek -ηνός, from Ancient Greek -νός, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.
apergaminar-se (Catalan): to stiffen like old parchment
Definitions
- to stiffen like old parchment
Ancestry of “apergaminar-se”, step by step
apergaminar-se traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Catalan pergamí
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Catalan | pergamí | parchment |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | pergamēna | — |
| 3 | Latin | Pergamenus | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | Περγαμηνός | of Pergamun; of Pergamon |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ηνός | -ian, -ese |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -νός | Alternative form of -νος |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeh₁- | to do, put, place |