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

  1. photographic paper, photo paper

Ancestry of “fotopapir”, step by step

fotopapir traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk papir

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskpapirpaper
2Old Norsepappir
3Middle Low Germanpappir
4Old Frenchpapierto murmur
5Old Catalanpaperpaper sheet material typically used for writing on or printing
6Latinpapȳruspapyrus plant
7French-inefeminine singular of -in; female equivalent of...
8Frenchpast participle root verb suffix of regular -er...
9Middle Frenchpast participle root verb suffix of regular; -ed, -en, -n
10Old Frenchused to form past participles of regular -er...
11Latin-asuffixed to the roots of verbs, forms agent...
12Proto-ItalicForms masculine agent nouns from prefixed or compounded bases
13Proto-Indo-European-éh₂

via Norwegian Nynorsk foto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskfotophoto
2Norwegian Nynorskfotografiphotography; a photograph
3EnglishphotoA photograph; A photo finish; To take a...
4EnglishphotographyThe art and technology of producing images on...
5Frenchphotographiephotography; photograph
6Ancient Greekφωτο-
7Ancient GreekφῶςAttic form of φᾰ́ος
8Proto-Hellenicpʰáos
9Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰéh₂os
10Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂-to shine, glow light; to speak, say
11Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂-s-ri-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂Every word from French -ineEvery word from Latin -a