Where does “肖邦” come from?

肖邦 (Chinese) comes from French Chopin, from French chopine, from Middle French chapin, from Old Spanish chapín, from Old Spanish chapa — plate.

Ancestry of “肖邦”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchChopin
2FrenchchopineA French pre-metric measure of capacity equal to...
3Middle Frenchchapin
4Old Spanishchapín
5Old Spanishchapaplate
Every word from Old Spanish chapaEvery word from Old Spanish chapínEvery word from Middle French chapin