Etymology of the English word paper
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
Derivations in English
bookpaper,
curlpaper,
flypaper,
gunpaper,
newspaper,
notepaper,
oilpaper,
paperback,
paperbark,
paperboard,
paperboy,
paperer,
papergirl,
paperhanger,
paperhanging,
papermaker,
paperweight,
paperwork,
papery,
sandpaper,
wallpaper,
wastepaper,
tarpaper,
papered,
paperingDerivations in other languages
French
rallye-paper, Portuguese
paperCognates
Catalan
paper, Dutch
papier, French
papier, German
Papier, Icelandic
pappír, Lithuanian
popierius, Polish
papier, Provençal
papier, Spanish
papel, Swedish
papper, Yiddish
papirUsage
Word found in Modern English
