Where does “newspaperperson” come from?
newspaperperson (English) comes from English newspaper, from English paper, from Middle English paper, from Old French papier, from Old Catalan paper, from Latin papȳrus, from French -ine, from French -é.
newspaperperson (English): A newspaperman or newspaperwoman
Definitions
- A newspaperman or newspaperwoman
Ancestry of “newspaperperson”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | newspaper | A publication, usually published daily or weekly... |
| 2 | English | paper | A sheet material used for writing on or printing... |
| 3 | Middle English | paper | paper; A text, message or note; something that is... |
| 4 | Old French | papier | to murmur |
| 5 | Old Catalan | paper | — |
| 6 | Latin | papȳrus | — |
| 7 | French | -ine | feminine singular of -in; female equivalent of... |
| 8 | French | -é | past participle root verb suffix of regular -er... |
| 9 | Middle French | -é | — |
| 10 | Old French | -é | used to form past participles of regular -er... |
| 11 | Latin | -a | suffixed to the roots of verbs, forms agent... |
| 12 | Proto-Italic | -ā | — |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂ | — |