purgaminho

Old Galician-Portuguese

Alternative forms

  • pergameo, pergamjnho, porgamjnho, porgamino, pregamjnho, purgamẽo, purgamjnho

Etymology

    Inherited from Late Latin pergamēna, borrowed from Ancient Greek Περγαμηνὴ (διφθέρα) (Pergamēnḕ (diphthéra), “Pergamene hide”), from Πέργαμον (Pérgamon) + -ηνός (-ēnós).

    Noun

    purgaminho f (plural purgaminhos)

    1. parchment (writing material made of animal skin)

    Descendants

    • Galician: pergameo, pergamiño
    • Portuguese: pergaminho

    References

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