Where does “apron” come from?

apron (Cornish) comes from English apron, from English napron, from Middle English naperoun, from Old French napperon, from Old French nappe, from Medieval Latin nappa, from Latin mappa — napkin; starting signal; map.

apron (Cornish): apron

Definitions

  1. apron

Ancestry of “apron”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishapronAn article of clothing worn over the front of the...
2EnglishnapronObsolete form of apron
3Middle EnglishnaperounAn apron or smock garment worn over torso
4Old Frenchnapperon—
5Old Frenchnappea cloth
6Medieval Latinnappanapkin
7Latinmappanapkin; starting signal; map
Every word from Latin mappa →Every word from Medieval Latin nappa →Every word from Old French nappe →