Where does “papermakering” come from?
papermakering (English) comes from English papermaker, from English paper, from Middle English paper, from Old French papier, from Old Catalan paper, from Latin papȳrus, from French -ine, from French -é.
papermakering (English): The business or activity of a papermaker
Definitions
- The business or activity of a papermaker
Ancestry of “papermakering”, step by step
papermakering traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English papermaker
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | papermaker | A person or company that makes paper |
| 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 | paper sheet material typically used for writing on or printing |
| 6 | Latin | papȳrus | papyrus plant |
| 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 | past participle root verb suffix of regular; -ed, -en, -n |
| 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 | Forms masculine agent nouns from prefixed or compounded bases |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂ | — |
via English ing
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ing | A meadow, especially a low meadow near a river;... |
| 2 | Middle English | ing | — |
| 3 | Old English | ing | meadow, water meadow, ing |
| 4 | Old Norse | eng | meadow |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | angijō | A low lying meadow in a valley or near a river |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énkos | curve, bend |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -os | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;... |