Where does “pergamena” come from?

pergamena (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek Περγαμηνός, from Ancient Greek -ηνός, from Ancient Greek -νός, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.

pergamena (Latin): parchment

Definitions

  1. parchment

Ancestry of “pergamena”, step by step

pergamena traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek Περγαμηνός

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekΠεργαμηνόςof Pergamun; of Pergamon
2Ancient Greek-ηνός-ian, -ese
3Ancient Greek-νόςAlternative form of -νος
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place

via Ancient Greek περγαμηνή

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekπεργαμηνή—

Words derived from “pergamena”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- →Every word from Ancient Greek -ηνός →Every word from Ancient Greek -νός →