Paper etymology

English

English word paper comes from English nuptial, Ancient Greek (to 1453) πάπυρος

Etymology of paper

Detailed word origin of paper

Dictionary entry Language Definition
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) [...]

Words with the same origin as paper

Descendants of nuptial

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