Where does “papeleira” come from?

papeleira (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese papel, from Old Portuguese papel.

papeleira (Portuguese): papermaking

Definitions

  1. papermaking

Ancestry of “papeleira”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesepapelpaper; document; cash
2Old Portuguesepapel—
Every word from Old Portuguese papel →Every word from Portuguese papel →