Where does “parchmental” come from?
parchmental (English) comes from English parchment, from Middle English parchemyn, from Old French parchemin, from Vulgar Latin pergamēna, from Latin Pergamenus, from Ancient Greek Περγαμηνός, from Ancient Greek -ηνός, from Ancient Greek -νός — to do, put, place.
parchmental (English): Made of, pertaining to, or characteristic of, parchment
Definitions
- Made of, pertaining to, or characteristic of, parchment
Ancestry of “parchmental”, step by step
parchmental traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English parchment
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | parchment | Material, made from the polished skin of a calf,... |
| 2 | Middle English | parchemyn | parchment, vellum; A parchment sheet; Something... |
| 3 | Old French | parchemin | parchment |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | pergamēna | — |
| 5 | Latin | Pergamenus | — |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | Περγαμηνός | of Pergamun; of Pergamon |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -ηνός | -ian, -ese |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | -νός | Alternative form of -νος |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeh₁- | to do, put, place |