Etymology of the English word wallpaper
the English word
wallpaperderived from the English word
wallderived from the Late Latin word
vallum (wall; rampart, walled; wall, rampart; entrenchment)
derived from the Latin word
vallus (stake, palisade, point)
derived from the Latin word
vannus (winnowing basket)
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
