Where does “Klopapier” come from?
Klopapier (German) comes from German papier, from Middle High German papier, from Old French papier, from Old Catalan paper, from Latin papȳrus, from French -ine, from French -é, from Middle French -é.
Klopapier (German): toilet paper
Definitions
- toilet paper
Ancestry of “Klopapier”, step by step
Klopapier traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German papier
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | papier | paper material |
| 2 | Middle High German | papier | — |
| 3 | Old French | papier | to murmur |
| 4 | Old Catalan | paper | paper sheet material typically used for writing on or printing |
| 5 | Latin | papȳrus | papyrus plant |
| 6 | French | -ine | feminine singular of -in; female equivalent of... |
| 7 | French | -é | past participle root verb suffix of regular -er... |
| 8 | Middle French | -é | past participle root verb suffix of regular; -ed, -en, -n |
| 9 | Old French | -é | used to form past participles of regular -er... |
| 10 | Latin | -a | suffixed to the roots of verbs, forms agent... |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | -ā | Forms masculine agent nouns from prefixed or compounded bases |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂ | — |
via German Klo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Klo | toilet, loo |
| 2 | German | Klosett | toilet |
| 3 | English | closet | Any private area, bowers in the open air; Any... |
| 4 | Middle English | closet | — |
| 5 | Old French | closet | small enclosed area, such as a field or a paddock |
| 6 | Old French | clos | enclosed outdoor area, such as a field or a... |
| 7 | Latin | clausus | closed, inaccessible; having been closed;... |
| 8 | Latin | claudere | present active infinitive of claudō;... |
| 9 | Latin | claudo | I shut, close, lock; I imprison, confine; I... |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | klaudō | close |