Where does “draper” come from?

Draper comes from Old French draper, a derivative of Old French drap meaning cloth, from Latin drappus, ultimately traced to Proto-Indo-European dʰrebʰ-.

draper (English): One who sells cloths; a dealer in cloths

Definitions

  1. One who sells cloths; a dealer in cloths

Ancestry of “draper”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchdraperto drape; to full cloth; to drape", "also", "to...
2Old Frenchdrapsheet or covering; clothing
3Latindrappumaccusative singular of drappus
Every word from Latin drappum →
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