Where does “carpetada” come from?
carpetada (Catalan) comes from Catalan carpeta, from French carpette, from English carpet, from Middle English carpette, from Old French carpite, from Medieval Latin carpita, from Latin carpere, from Latin carpo — dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth.
carpetada (Catalan): a blow with a folder
Definitions
- a blow with a folder
Ancestry of “carpetada”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Catalan | carpeta | folder; folder, directory |
| 2 | French | carpette | a rug, a doormat |
| 3 | English | carpet | A fabric used as a complete floor covering; Any... |
| 4 | Middle English | carpette | A fabric cover for beds or furniture; a tablecloth or throw |
| 5 | Old French | carpite | — |
| 6 | Medieval Latin | carpita | — |
| 7 | Latin | carpere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 8 | Latin | carpo | I pluck, pick, harvest; I tear off, tear out,... |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | karpō | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | kerp- | to pluck, harvest |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ḱer- | dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth |