Etymograph

English

papyros

Papyros comes from Ancient Greek πάπυρος ‘the plant papyrus’.

  1. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEπάπυρος1pápuros‘the plant papyrus’
  2. Englishearliest quotation 1901papyros1

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, English papyros
  2. Earliest quotation in Wiktionary’s entry: 1901, The Canada Medical Record: “The famous “Papyros Ebers,” which was written during the…”.

Lineage

  1. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEπάπυροςWiktionary, English papyrospápuros‘the plant papyrus’
  2. Englishearliest quotation 1901papyrosWiktionary, English papyros. Earliest quotation in Wiktionary’s entry: 1901, The Canada Medical Record: “The famous “Papyros Ebers,” which was written during the…”

Linked words

through Ancient Greek πάπυρος ‘the plant papyrus’

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Today it means

noun Synonym of papyrus.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “papyros”. 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 / papyros

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