Where does “mop” come from?

Mop comes from Middle English mappe, whose origin and earliest meaning remain unknown.

mop (English): An implement for washing floors, or the like,...

Definitions

  1. An implement for washing floors, or the like,...

Ancestry of “mop”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishmappe
2Walloonmappenapkin
3Latinmappanapkin; starting signal; map

Words derived from “mop

Every word from Latin mappaEvery word from Walloon mappeEvery word from Middle English mappe