Pamphlet said to be from Pamphila, a Greek lady, whose chief work is a commonplace book of
anecdotes, epitomes, notes, etc. Dr. Johnson suggests par-un-filet (held “by a thread”)- i.e. stitched, but
not bound; another derivation is paginae filatae (pages tacked together). It was anciently written
panfletus, pamflete, and by Caxton paunflet.