Where does “drape” come from?
Drape comes from Middle English drape, from Old French draper, from Old French drap, from Latin drappus, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European dʰrebʰ- meaning to weave or plait.
drape (English): A curtain; a drapery; The way in which fabric...
Definitions
- A curtain; a drapery; The way in which fabric...
Ancestry of “drape”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | drape | a drape |
| 2 | Old French | draper | to drape; to full cloth; to drape", "also", "to... |
| 3 | Old French | drap | sheet or covering; clothing |
| 4 | Latin | drappum | accusative singular of drappus |
Words derived from “drape”