Where does “napery” come from?

napery (English) comes from Middle English naperie, from Middle French naperie, from Old French nape, from Medieval Latin nappa, from Latin mappa — napkin; starting signal; map.

napery (English): Household linen, especially table linen

Definitions

  1. Household linen, especially table linen

Ancestry of “napery”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishnaperieAlternative form of naperye
2Middle Frenchnaperie—
3Old Frenchnapetable cloth
4Medieval Latinnappanapkin
5Latinmappanapkin; starting signal; map
Every word from Latin mappa →Every word from Medieval Latin nappa →Every word from Old French nape →