papel
Cebuano
noun
Definitions
- a paper; a sheet material used for writing on or printing on (or as a non-waterproof container), usually made by draining cellulose fibres from a suspension in water
- a role
- (rock paper scissors) an open hand (a handshape resembling a sheet of paper), that beats rock and loses to scissors
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish, Castilian papel (paper) derived from Catalan, Valencian paper derived from Latin papȳrus (papyrus, paper) derived from Ancient Greek πάπυρος (papyrus).
Origin
Ancient Greek
πάπυρος
Gloss
papyrus
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- amate English
- paper English
- *papīlus Latin
- paperium Latin
- papyraceus Latin
- papyrifer Latin
- papyrius Latin
- papyrus Latin
- papȳrus Latin
- Papier German
- papirusz Hungarian
- papiro Italian
- papyrus French
- papel Spanish, Castilian
- papelería Spanish, Castilian
- papeles Spanish, Castilian
- papeleta Spanish, Castilian
- papiro Spanish, Castilian
- pisapapeles Spanish, Castilian
- portapapeles Spanish, Castilian
- sujetapapeles Spanish, Castilian
- traspapelar Spanish, Castilian
- πάπυρος Ancient Greek
- πάπῡρος Ancient Greek
- papiro Portuguese
- tapor Old English
- papirus Middle English
- paper Old French
- papier Old French
- paper Catalan, Valencian
- paperera Catalan, Valencian
- papereta Catalan, Valencian
- papură Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- papīrs Latvian
- papero Ido
- papel Tagalog
- papir Middle Low German
- āmatl Classical Nahuatl
- 파피루스 Korean
- palperi Romansh
- palpier Romansh
- palpieri Romansh
- pulpier Romansh
- pupi Romansh
- pupier Romansh
- paper xno
- papel Bikol Central
- papel Chavacano
- papel Waray-Waray
- paper Old Catalan
- papel Yogad
- pepeel Cahuilla
- papel Asi
- jajeeda Maquiritari
- papel Limos Kalinga