papier
French
noun
Definitions
- paper (A material used for writing or printing on, made from cellulose pulp rolled into thin sheets).
- paper (official documents)
Etymology
Inherited from Old French papier derived from Latin papȳrus (papyrus, paper), paperium 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
- paper English
- *papīlus Latin
- paperium Latin
- papyraceus Latin
- papyrifer Latin
- papyrius Latin
- papyrus Latin
- papȳrus Latin
- Papier German
- papirusz Hungarian
- papiro Italian
- coupe-papier French
- couper French
- paperasse French
- paperasserie French
- papier de verre French
- papivore French
- papyrus French
- presse-papier French
- presser French
- verre French
- пресс-папье Russian
- papel Spanish, Castilian
- papeles Spanish, Castilian
- papiro Spanish, Castilian
- πάπυρος Ancient Greek
- πάπῡρος Ancient Greek
- papiro Portuguese
- tapor Old English
- papirus Middle English
- airgeadpháipéar Irish
- banna-pháipéar Irish
- clárpháipéar Irish
- clópháipéar Irish
- grafpháipéar Irish
- páipéar Irish
- ríspháipéar Irish
- scagpháipéar Irish
- scrúdpháipéar Irish
- papir Danish
- paper Old French
- papier Old French
- paper Catalan, Valencian
- paperera Catalan, Valencian
- papereta Catalan, Valencian
- papură Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- papier Middle Dutch
- papīrs Latvian
- papero Ido
- papi Norman
- papier Norman
- papir Middle Low German
- papièr Occitan
- paper Old Swedish
- 파피루스 Korean
- palperi Romansh
- palpier Romansh
- palpieri Romansh
- pulpier Romansh
- pupi Romansh
- pupier Romansh
- papier Old Occitan
- páipér Middle Irish
- paper xno
- papye Mauritian Creole
- papye Seychellois Creole
- urupapuro Kinyarwanda
- paper Old Catalan