Etymology

papyrine

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Today it means: Synonym of papery, of, similar to, or related to paper. Full definition →

Latin papȳrīnus
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papyrine · adjective1

  1. Latin · derived frompapȳrīnus
  2. English todaypapyrine

From Latin papȳrīnus, from papȳrus + -īnus (suffix forming relational adjectives), equivalent to papyrus + -ine. Cf. Ancient Greek πᾰπῡ́ρῐνος (păpū́rĭnos).

papyrine · noun2

  1. French · derived from-ine
  2. Latin · derived frompapȳrus
  3. French · borrowed frompapyrine
  4. English todaypapyrine

From French papyrine, from Latin papȳrus + French -ine.

Words from the same roots

Latinpapȳrus all →

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