Where does “fotopapir” come from?
fotopapir (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk papir, from Old Norse pappir, from Middle Low German pappir, from Old French papier, from Old Catalan paper, from Latin papȳrus, from French -ine, from French -é.
fotopapir (Norwegian Nynorsk): photographic paper, photo paper
Definitions
- photographic paper, photo paper
Ancestry of “fotopapir”, step by step
fotopapir traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Nynorsk papir
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | papir | paper |
| 2 | Old Norse | pappir | — |
| 3 | Middle Low German | pappir | — |
| 4 | Old French | papier | to murmur |
| 5 | Old Catalan | paper | paper sheet material typically used for writing on or printing |
| 6 | Latin | papȳrus | papyrus plant |
| 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 | past participle root verb suffix of regular; -ed, -en, -n |
| 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 | Forms masculine agent nouns from prefixed or compounded bases |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂ | — |
via Norwegian Nynorsk foto
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | foto | photo |
| 2 | Norwegian Nynorsk | fotografi | photography; a photograph |
| 3 | English | photo | A photograph; A photo finish; To take a... |
| 4 | English | photography | The art and technology of producing images on... |
| 5 | French | photographie | photography; photograph |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | φωτο- | — |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | φῶς | Attic form of φᾰ́ος |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | pʰáos | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰéh₂os | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂- | to shine, glow light; to speak, say |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂-s-ri- | — |