tapor
See also: tãpor
Old English
Etymology
No cognates exist in other Germanic languages: perhaps borrowed from Latin papyrus (via an unattested form *papur), which in later use also meant ‘candle-wick’ (compare Spanish pabilo (“candlewick”)). In early Middle English glossaries, Latin papyrus was glossed as taper. See also German Kerze (“candle”), ultimately from Greek χαρτης (chartis, “papyrus”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtɑpor/
Descendants
- English: taper
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