Etymograph

English

papyrine

Papyrine comes from Latin papȳrus ‘papyrus (plant)’, and goes back to Ancient Greek πάπυρος.

  1. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEπάπυρος1‘the plant papyrus’
  2. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEpapȳrus2‘papyrus (plant)’
  3. Frenchc. 1600–presentpapyrine2
  4. Englishtodaypapyrine2

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, Latin papyrus
  2. 2 Wiktionary, English papyrine

Lineage

  1. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEπάπυροςWiktionary, Latin papyrus‘the plant papyrus’
  2. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEpapȳrusWiktionary, English papyrine‘papyrus (plant)’
  3. Frenchc. 1600–presentpapyrineWiktionary, English papyrine
  4. EnglishtodaypapyrineWiktionary, English papyrine

Linked words

through Latin papȳrus ‘papyrus (plant)’

paper, 5 more

Today it means

noun A kind of parchment made by soaking unsized paper in dilute sulphuric acid.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “papyrine”; the older steps come from the Wiktionary entry for Latin papyrus. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

Etymograph / Ancient Greek πάπυρος / papyrine

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