Where does “drap” come from?
Drap comes from French drap, from Late Latin drappus, from Gaulish drappo, a word of uncertain ultimate origin referring to cloth or fabric.
drap (English): Cloth; To drop
Ancestry of “drap”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | drap | sheet, duvet |
| 2 | Latin | drappum | accusative singular of drappus |
Words derived from “drap”