Where does “paper” come from?
Paper comes from Latin papyrus, from Ancient Greek πάπυρος, a plant used to make writing material in ancient Egypt.
paper (English): A sheet material used for writing on or printing...
Definitions
- A sheet material used for writing on or printing...
Ancestry of “paper”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | paper | paper; A text, message or note; something that is... |
| 2 | Old French | papier | to murmur |
| 3 | Old Catalan | paper | paper sheet material typically used for writing on or printing |
| 4 | Latin | papȳrus | papyrus plant |
| 5 | French | -ine | feminine singular of -in; female equivalent of... |
| 6 | French | -é | past participle root verb suffix of regular -er... |
| 7 | Middle French | -é | past participle root verb suffix of regular; -ed, -en, -n |
| 8 | Old French | -é | used to form past participles of regular -er... |
| 9 | Latin | -a | suffixed to the roots of verbs, forms agent... |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | -ā | Forms masculine agent nouns from prefixed or compounded bases |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂ | — |