Where does “tarpaper” come from?

tarpaper (English) comes from English paper, from Middle English paper, from Old French papier, from Old Catalan paper, from Latin papȳrus, from French -ine, from French -é, from Middle French -é.

tarpaper (English): A heavy paper, coated with tar, used to...

Definitions

  1. A heavy paper, coated with tar, used to...

Ancestry of “tarpaper”, step by step

tarpaper traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English paper

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpaperA sheet material used for writing on or printing...
2Middle Englishpaperpaper; A text, message or note; something that is...
3Old Frenchpapierto murmur
4Old Catalanpaperpaper sheet material typically used for writing on or printing
5Latinpapȳruspapyrus plant
6French-inefeminine singular of -in; female equivalent of...
7Frenchpast participle root verb suffix of regular -er...
8Middle Frenchpast participle root verb suffix of regular; -ed, -en, -n
9Old Frenchused to form past participles of regular -er...
10Latin-asuffixed to the roots of verbs, forms agent...
11Proto-ItalicForms masculine agent nouns from prefixed or compounded bases
12Proto-Indo-European-éh₂

via English tar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtarA black, oily, sticky, viscous substance,...
2Middle EnglishterTar or a similar substance; Alternative form of...
3Old EnglishteoruAlternative spelling of teru
4Old Englishterutar, resin; earwax
5Proto-Germanicterwątar
6Pre-Germanicderwom
7EnglishdoruAlternative form of dory
8Ancient Greekδόρυwood, tree, stem; spear shaft, spear, lance,...
9Proto-Hellenicdórutree
10Proto-Indo-Europeandórutree
11Proto-Indo-Europeandrew-hard, firm, strong, solid; hard, fast; tree
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂