papyros

Japanese: papyros
papyros

...Life without paper is completely unimaginable, but it should be noted that paper is particularly useful in connection with printing, as it is used in books, magazines, newspapers, etc., and has contributed to raising the intellectual level of humanity.
[Writing materials before paper]
The word "paper" in English comes from the Greek word papyros and the Latin word papyrus. However, these words have no relation to modern paper.

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "papyros" are listed below.

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Japanese:

…紙のない生活はまったく考えられないことであるが,とくに印刷術と結びつき書籍,雑誌,新聞などに使用され,人類の知的水準を高めるうえに役立っていることが指摘されよう。
[紙以前の書写材料]
 紙は英語でpaperというが,その語源はギリシア語のpapyros,ラテン語のpapyrusである。しかしこれらの言葉は現在の紙とは関係がない。…

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