Etymology of the English word oilpaper
the English word
oilpaperderived from the English word
oilderived from the Old French word
oilederived from the Latin word
oleum (oil)
derived from the Greek word
elaion, ἔλαιον, ἐλαιών (an olive-orchard; the Mount of Olives)
derived from the Greek word
elaia, ἐλαία (an olive (the tree or the fruit))
derived from the English word
paperderived from the Anglo-French word
paperderived from the Old French word
papierderived 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
papurusderived from the Greek word
papuros, πάπυρος
Usage
Word found in Modern English
