Where does “napron” come from?

napron (English) comes from Middle English naperoun, from Old French napperon, from Old French nappe, from Medieval Latin nappa, from Latin mappa — napkin; starting signal; map.

napron (English): Obsolete form of apron

Definitions

  1. Obsolete form of apron

Ancestry of “napron”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishnaperounAn apron or smock garment worn over torso
2Old Frenchnapperon—
3Old Frenchnappea cloth
4Medieval Latinnappanapkin
5Latinmappanapkin; starting signal; map

Words derived from “napron”

Every word from Latin mappa →