Papier
/pæˈpiː.eɪ/noun
Paper; a sheet or material made from processed plant fibers.
Did you know?Papier ultimately comes from the Egyptian plant *papyrus*, the writing material that helped turn words into a durable, almost magical technology of memory and power.
Etymological Timeline
Ancient Egyptian
Egyptian
pꜣ-pr-ꜥꜣ
“papyrus plant”
Ancient Greek
Greek
pápyros
“papyrus plant; papyrus writing material”
Latin
Latin
papyrus
“papyrus; writing material made from the plant”
Old French
Old French
papier
“paper; document; written sheet”
Modern English
English
paper
“material for writing or printing; a document”