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papyros · Greek
noun · Greek
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the paper plant and material. Historical source-stage form associated with papyrus; the journey preserves the source's qualifications.
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papyros is the inspected source form associated with the historical source stage for English papyrus. papyrus(n.) opening paragraph
Papyrus is recorded in English from the late fourteenth century from Latin papyrus, from Greek papyros for the paper plant and the paper made from it; the loanword's deeper origin is unknown and often said to be Egyptian. papyrus(n.) opening paragraph
papyrus · Latin
noun · Latin
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the paper plant and material. An intermediary form named by the inspected lexical account; it is not treated as an exhaustive transmission record.
Date not yet researched — The inspected passage does not establish a word-specific date for this source stage.
Location not yet researched — No defensible word-specific location was established in the inspected lexical passage; no origin site is inferred.
Papyrus is recorded in English from the late fourteenth century from Latin papyrus, from Greek papyros for the paper plant and the paper made from it; the loanword's deeper origin is unknown and often said to be Egyptian. papyrus(n.) opening paragraph
papyrus · English
noun · English
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the paper plant and material. The English form and selected sense are represented from the inspected lexical account; unsupported pronunciation and location are left unresolved.
c. late 14th century · English papyrus — A source-reported written-use period; not the date of coinage, oral transmission, or every later sense.
Location not yet researched — No defensible word-specific location was established in the inspected lexical passage; no origin site is inferred.
Papyrus is recorded in English from the late fourteenth century from Latin papyrus, from Greek papyros for the paper plant and the paper made from it; the loanword's deeper origin is unknown and often said to be Egyptian. papyrus(n.) opening paragraph
The inspected source supports the selected papyrus sense: the paper plant and material. papyrus(n.) opening paragraph
papyros → papyrus: borrowing, documented. Latin papyrus is borrowed from Greek papyros; the word's history before Greek remains unknown. papyrus(n.) opening paragraph
papyrus → papyrus: borrowing, documented. The late-fourteenth-century English word is borrowed from Latin papyrus. papyrus(n.) opening paragraph