Where does “drapeerata” come from?
drapeerata (Finnish) comes from Swedish drapera, from French draper, from Middle French draper, from Old French draper, from Old French drap, from Latin drappum — accusative singular of drappus.
drapeerata (Finnish): To drape
Ancestry of “drapeerata”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Swedish | drapera | to drape |
| 2 | French | draper | to drape |
| 3 | Middle French | draper | — |
| 4 | Old French | draper | to drape; to full cloth; to drape", "also", "to... |
| 5 | Old French | drap | sheet or covering; clothing |
| 6 | Latin | drappum | accusative singular of drappus |