English
refsheet
From ref (“reference”) + sheet.
Formed from ref ‘reference’ + sheet
Proto-Indo-European *(s)kewd- ‘to throw, shoot’
Proto-Germanic *skautijǭ
Old English sċīete ‘a sheet of linen’
Middle English schete ‘linen cloth’
English sheet
Today it means
noun An image showing an original character from different angles, intended to be used as a reference when drawing them.
Sources
Sources: Wiktionary, “refsheet”. 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 / refsheet