Where does “taupe” come from?

taupe (English) comes from French taupe, from Old French taupe, from Latin talpa — mole.

taupe (English): A dark brownish-grey colour, the colour of...

Definitions

  1. A dark brownish-grey colour, the colour of...

Ancestry of “taupe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchtaupemole; tunneler; higher mathematics class
2Old Frenchtaupemole
3Latintalpamole
Every word from Latin talpa →Every word from Old French taupe →Every word from French taupe →
taupe — Etymology, Origin & Word History | Etymology Explorer