myEtymology.com: English etymology of newspaper

Etymology of the English word newspaper

the English word newspaper

derived from the English word news

derived from the Proto-Germanic root *newjaz

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *newo (new)

derived from the English word paper

derived from the Anglo-French word paper

derived from the Old French word papier

derived from the Latin word papyrus (papyrus, the plant; a garment or paper made from the papyrus plant)

derived from the Greek word papuros, πάπυρος

derived from the Latin word papurus

derived from the Greek word papuros, πάπυρος