how did its name originate?
From Greek "papyros" via Latin a loanword of unknown origin.
Papyrus
The English word "papyrus" derives, via Latin, from Greek πάπυρος ("papyros"), a loanword of unknown (perhaps Pre-Greek) origin. Greek has a second word for it, βύβλος ("byblos"), said to derive from the name of the Phoenician city of Byblos.
when was the book of the dead published Around 1550 BCE. what is the specialty of this book? It is an ancient Egyptian funerary text. by whom was it compiled? Karl Richard Lepsius. what was the idea of death in egypt? One aspect of death was the disintegration of the various "kheperu", or modes of existence. by whom was the book discovered? UNANSWERABLE has it been translated? Yes, by Samuel Birch into English. who was he? He was a British Egyptologist and antiquary. where was the compiler from? Prussia. did he have any other profession? Yes, he was also a linguist. did he marry? Yes, Elisabeth Klein. what is the material of which the book is made? Papyrus. what is it? It is a material similar to thick paper and it was made from the pith of the papyrus plant, "Cyperus papyrus", a wetland sedge. how is it made? It is made from the stem of the papyrus plant, "Cyperus papyrus".
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Papyrus [SEP] Etymology
The English word "papyrus" derives, via Latin, from Greek πάπυρος ("papyros"), a loanword of unknown (perhaps Pre-Greek) origin. Greek has a second word for it, βύβλος ("byblos"), said to derive from the name of the Phoenician city of Byblos. The Greek writer Theophrastus, who flourished during the 4th century BCE, uses "papyros" when referring to the plant used as a foodstuff and "byblos" for the same plant when used for nonfood products, such as cordage, basketry, or writing surfaces. The more specific term βίβλος "biblos", which finds its way into English in such words as 'bibliography', 'bibliophile', and 'bible', refers to the inner bark of the papyrus plant.