Where does “diaper” come from?
Diaper comes from Middle English dyaper, from Old French diaspre, from Medieval Latin diaspra, a patterned fabric.
diaper (English): A textile fabric having a diamond-shaped pattern...
Definitions
- A textile fabric having a diamond-shaped pattern...
Ancestry of “diaper”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle English | dyaper | Fabric with repetitive patterns of shapes or... |
| 2 | Old French | dyapre | — |
| 3 | Latin | diaspra | — |
| 4 | Greek | δίασπρος | — |
Words derived from “diaper”