Etymology

parchmentized

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Today it means: Transformed via parchmentization. Full definition →

English parchmentize ← Middle English parchemyn ← Old French parchemin
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The story

  1. Ancient GreekΠέργαμον (Pérgamon)
  2. Ancient GreekΠεργαμηνὴ (διφθέρα) (Pergamēnḕ (diphthéra))
  3. Vulgar Latin*pergamīnus
  4. Old Frenchparchemin
  5. Middle Englishparchemyn
  6. Englishparchment
  7. Englishparchmentize
  8. English todayparchmentized

From parchmentize + -ed.

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