Etymology

paperless

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Today it means: Without paper. Full definition →

Proto-Germanic *lausaz ← Proto-Indo-European *lewHs- ← English paper
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The story

  1. Ancient Greekπάπυρος (pápuros)
  2. Latinpapȳrus
  3. Old Catalanpaper
  4. Anglo-Normanpaper
  5. Middle Englishpaper
  6. Englishpaper
  7. Proto-Indo-European*lewh₁-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*lewHs-
  9. Proto-Germanic*leusaną
  10. Proto-Germanic*lausaz
  11. English todaypaperless

From paper + -less.

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