Where does “paperiness” come from?
paperiness (English) comes from English papery, from English paper, from Middle English paper, from Old French papier, from Old Catalan paper, from Latin papȳrus, from French -ine, from French -é.
paperiness (English): The property of being papery
Definitions
- The property of being papery
Ancestry of “paperiness”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | papery | being like paper in terms of consistency,... |
| 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 | — |