Etymology

papyraceous

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Today it means: Of, similar to, or related to papyrus. Full definition →

Latin papȳrāceus ← Middle French papyracee ← French papiracé
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The story

  1. French · derived frompapiracé
  2. Middle French · derived frompapyracee
  3. Latin · derived frompapȳrāceus“made of papyrus”
  4. English todaypapyraceous

From Latin papȳrāceus (“made of papyrus”) under influence of Middle French papyracee and French papiracé.

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