Pergamenous
/pərˈɡæmənəs/noun
Resembling parchment or having a parchment-like texture or appearance.
Did you know?The word ultimately evokes Pergamum, the ancient Anatolian city whose name became associated with parchment, although parchment was not invented there.
Etymological Timeline
2nd–1st Century BCE
Ancient Greek
Πέργαμον (Pérgamon)
“Pergamum, an ancient city in Mysia, Asia Minor”
Classical–Late Latin
Latin
pergamenus
“Of or relating to Pergamum”
Late Latin
Latin
pergamena
“Parchment; writing material associated by name with Pergamum”
Medieval English
English
parchemin
“Parchment, through Anglo-French and Old French forms derived from Latin pergamena”
19th Century
English
pergamenous
“Parchment-like; resembling parchment”
Modern English
English
pergamenous
“Having the dry, thin, or leathery appearance or texture of parchment”