Where does “pergamentaceous” come from?
pergamentaceous (English) comes from Latin pergamentum, from Latin Pergamenus, from Ancient Greek Περγαμηνός, from Ancient Greek -ηνός, from Ancient Greek -νός, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.
pergamentaceous (English): Reminiscent of parchment
Ancestry of “pergamentaceous”, step by step