pavio

Portuguese

noun

Definitions

fuse cord used to ignite a charge
wick burning cord of a candle

Etymology

Inherited from Latin *papīlus, 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
papyrus French
pabilo Spanish, Castilian
πάπυρος Ancient Greek
tapor Old English
papier Old French
papier Middle High German
pavio Old Portuguese
pappir Middle Low German
papier Old Occitan
paper Old Catalan