English word paper comes from English nuptial, Ancient Greek (to 1453) πάπυρος
Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
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nuptial | English (en) | Capable, or characteristic, of breeding.. Of or pertaining to wedding and marriage. |
πάπυρος | Ancient Greek (to 1453) (grc) | |
papyrus | Latin (lat) | A garment made from papyrus. Paper made from papyrus. Papyrus (plant). |
papir | Old French (842-ca. 1400) (fro) | |
paper | Anglo-Norman (xno) | |
paper | English (en) | Insubstantial (from the weakness of common paper). Made of paper.. Planned (from plans being drawn up on paper) (New Zealand) A university course.. (rock paper scissors) An open hand (a handshape resembling a sheet of paper), that beats rock and loses to scissors. It loses to lizard and beats Spock in rock-paper-scissors-lizard-Spock.. (slang) Money.. (uncountable) Wallpaper.. (uncountable) [...] |