Where does “paper” come from?
paper (Middle English) comes from Old French papier, from Old Catalan paper, from Latin papȳrus, from French -ine, from French -é, from Middle French -é, from Old French -é, from Latin -a.
paper (Middle English): paper; A text, message or note; something that is...
Definitions
- paper; A text, message or note; something that is...
Ancestry of “paper”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old French | papier | to murmur |
| 2 | Old Catalan | paper | — |
| 3 | Latin | papȳrus | — |
| 4 | French | -ine | feminine singular of -in; female equivalent of... |
| 5 | French | -é | past participle root verb suffix of regular -er... |
| 6 | Middle French | -é | — |
| 7 | Old French | -é | used to form past participles of regular -er... |
| 8 | Latin | -a | suffixed to the roots of verbs, forms agent... |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | -ā | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂ | — |
Words derived from “paper”