Where does “wallpapery” come from?
wallpapery (English) comes from English wallpaper, from English paper, from Middle English paper, from Old French papier, from Old Catalan paper, from Latin papȳrus, from French -ine, from French -é.
wallpapery (English): Resembling or characteristic of wallpaper
Definitions
- Resembling or characteristic of wallpaper
Ancestry of “wallpapery”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | wallpaper | Decorative paper-like material used to cover the... |
| 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 | — |