pappír
Faroese
[ˈpʰaʰpːʊiːɹ]
noun
Definitions
- paper
Etymology
Derived from Danish papir (paper) derived from Old French papier derived from Latin papyrus (papyrus, used in Mediaeval times to mean wick of a candle) 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
- *papīlus Latin
- paperium Latin
- papyrus Latin
- papȳrus Latin
- Papier German
- papiros Hungarian
- papier French
- papyrus French
- πάπυρος Ancient Greek
- tapor Old English
- cigaretpapir Danish
- fluepapir Danish
- papir Danish
- papirklip Danish
- papirløs Danish
- sandpapir Danish
- sølvpapir Danish
- toiletpapir Danish
- papier Old French
- papier Middle Dutch
- papi Norman
- papier Norman
- papier Middle High German
- papir Middle Low German
- pappir Middle Low German
- paper Old Swedish
- papier Old Occitan
- paper xno
- paper Old Catalan