papier
Afrikaans
/paˈpiːr/
noun
Definitions
- (uncountable) paper
- (countable) A piece of paper.
Etymology
Inherited from Dutch, Flemish papier (paper) inherited from Middle Dutch papier derived from Old French papier 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
- paper English
- *papīlus Latin
- paperium Latin
- papyraceus Latin
- papyrifer Latin
- papyrius Latin
- papyrus Latin
- papȳrus Latin
- Papier German
- papirusz Hungarian
- papiro Italian
- behangpapier Dutch, Flemish
- behangselpapier Dutch, Flemish
- golfpapier Dutch, Flemish
- kladpapier Dutch, Flemish
- krantenpapier Dutch, Flemish
- lakmoespapier Dutch, Flemish
- papier Dutch, Flemish
- papieren Dutch, Flemish
- papiergeld Dutch, Flemish
- papiermolen Dutch, Flemish
- papierwerk Dutch, Flemish
- rijstpapier Dutch, Flemish
- schuurpapier Dutch, Flemish
- steenpapier Dutch, Flemish
- tekenpapier Dutch, Flemish
- vloeipapier Dutch, Flemish
- wc-papier Dutch, Flemish
- papier French
- papyrus French
- papiro Spanish, Castilian
- πάπυρος Ancient Greek
- πάπῡρος Ancient Greek
- papiro Portuguese
- tapor Old English
- papirus Middle English
- papir Danish
- paper Old French
- papier Old French
- paper Catalan, Valencian
- papură Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- papier Middle Dutch
- papīrs Latvian
- papero Ido
- papi Norman
- papier Norman
- papir Middle Low German
- paper Old Swedish
- 파피루스 Korean
- palperi Romansh
- palpier Romansh
- palpieri Romansh
- pulpier Romansh
- pupi Romansh
- pupier Romansh
- paper xno
- paper Old Catalan