pergameo

Meaning

parchment

Pronounced as (IPA)

/peɾɣaˈmeo̯/

Etymology

Cognate with Portuguese: pergaminho

Cognate with Spanish: pergamino

Cognate with English: parchment

In summary

From Old Galician-Portuguese purgamẽo (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Late Latin pergaminum, from pergamīna, from Ancient Greek Περγαμηνός (Pergamēnós, “of Pergamun”), which is named for the Ancient city of Pergamon (modern Bergama) in Asia Minor, where it was invented as an expensive alternative for papyrus. Cognate with Portuguese pergaminho, Spanish pergamino, English parchment.