English
parchment
Parchment comes from Old French parchemin, and goes back to Ancient Greek Πέργαμον.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEΠέργαμονPérgamon
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEΠεργαμηνὴ
- Vulgar Latinc. 100–700 CE*pergamīnusreconstructed
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400parchemin
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500parchemyn‘parchment, vellum’
- Englishearliest quotation 1892parchment
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEΠέργαμονPérgamon
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEΠεργαμηνὴ
- Vulgar Latinc. 100–700 CE*pergamīnusreconstructed
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400parchemin
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500parchemyn‘parchment, vellum’
- Englishearliest quotation 1892parchment
Earliest quotation: 1892, Walter Besant, New York: “At twilight in the summer there is never anybody…”
Every English word from Ancient Greek Πέργαμον
Today it means
noun Material, made from the polished skin of a calf, sheep, goat or other animal, used like paper for writing.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek Πέργαμον / parchment