Etymology

papyro-

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

Ancient Greek πάπυρος
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The story

  1. Ancient Greek · borrowed fromπάπυρος“papyrus, paper”
  2. English todaypapyro-

From combining forms of Ancient Greek πάπυρος (pápuros, “papyrus, paper”).

Words from the same roots

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