Where does “diapers” come from?

diapers (English) comes from English diaper, from Middle English dyaper, from Old French dyapre, from Latin diaspra, from Greek δίασπρος.

diapers (English): plural of diaper; Third-person singular simple...

Definitions

  1. plural of diaper; Third-person singular simple...

Ancestry of “diapers”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdiaperA textile fabric having a diamond-shaped pattern...
2Middle EnglishdyaperFabric with repetitive patterns of shapes or...
3Old Frenchdyapre—
4Latindiaspra—
5Greekδίασπρος—
Every word from Greek δίασπρος →Every word from Latin diaspra →Every word from Old French dyapre →