Etymograph

English

pulp

Pulp comes from Latin pulpa ‘the fleshy part, pulp of fruit’.

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEpulpa1‘the fleshy part, pulp of fruit’
  2. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500pulpe1
  3. Englishearliest quotation 1983pulp1

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, English pulp
  2. Earliest quotation in Wiktionary’s entry: 1983, Gary Hoppenstand, Ray Broadus Browne: “The hard-hitting, action packed, thud and blunder adventure fantasy…”.

Lineage

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEpulpaWiktionary, English pulp‘the fleshy part, pulp of fruit’
  2. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500pulpeWiktionary, English pulp
  3. Englishearliest quotation 1983pulpWiktionary, English pulp. Earliest quotation in Wiktionary’s entry: 1983, Gary Hoppenstand, Ray Broadus Browne: “The hard-hitting, action packed, thud and blunder adventure fantasy…”

Every English word from Latin pulpa

Today it means

noun A mixture of wood, cellulose and/or rags and water ground up to make paper.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “pulp”. 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.

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