Home › Words › P › pergamenepergamenepergamene means of, from or relating to Pergamum.EtymologyLearned borrowing from Latin Pergamēnus or its etymon Ancient Greek Περγαμηνός (Pergamēnós). By surface analysis, Pergam(um) + ene.adjOf, from or relating to Pergamum.nounA native or inhabitant of Pergamum.e.g.“There is still, however, a Community of Pergamon. Members of it are now visiting Athens. In 1922 Greece and Turkey made an exchange of populations and the Pergamenes were scattered.” — 1956 September 16, Sanka Knox, “Pergamon of Old Hails Americans: Rebuilding of Athens’ Stoa by U.S. Scholars Receives Community’s Gratitude”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).