Etymology of the English word tarpaper
the English word
tarpaperderived from the English word
tarderived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*deru-derived from the Proto-Germanic root
*terwo-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
