English
papyr
Papyr comes from Latin papȳrus ‘papyrus (plant)’, and goes back to Ancient Greek πάπυρος.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEπάπυρος‘the plant papyrus’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEpapȳrus‘papyrus (plant)’
- Englishearliest quotation 1601papyr
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEπάπυρος‘the plant papyrus’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEpapȳrus‘papyrus (plant)’
- Englishearliest quotation 1601papyr
Earliest quotation: 1601, Caius Plinius Secundus [i.e., [Book VI.] The Iland Taprobane.: “But afterwards, for that the boates and veſſels uſed…”
Linked words
through Latin papȳrus ‘papyrus (plant)’
Today it means
noun —
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek πάπυρος / papyr