Where does “clapcake” come from?

clapcake (English) comes from English clap, from Old French clapoir, from Old French clapier, from Old Occitan clapier, from Old Occitan clap, from Medieval Latin claperius.

clapcake (English): oatmeal cake or bread clapped or beaten until...

Definitions

oatmeal cake or bread clapped or beaten until...

Ancestry of “clapcake”, step by step

clapcake traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English clap

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	English	clap	The act of striking the palms of the hands, or...
2	Old French	clapoir	bubo, inflammation from infection
3	Old French	clapier	brothel
4	Old Occitan	clapier	rabbit hutch
5	Old Occitan	clap	heap of stones
6	Medieval Latin	claperius	—

via English cake

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	English	cake	A rich, sweet dessert food, typically made of...
2	Middle English	cake	cake; A cake prepared to cure disease or illness;...
3	Old Norse	kaka	cake
4	Proto-Germanic	kakǭ	cake
5	Proto-Indo-European	gōg-	round, ball-shaped object; lump; clump

Every word from Medieval Latin claperius →