Where does “mapisto” come from?
mapisto (Finnish) comes from Finnish mappi, from Swedish mapp, from German mappe, from Medieval Latin [[mappa]] [[mundī]], from Latin mappa — napkin; starting signal; map.
mapisto (Finnish): collection of binders
Definitions
- collection of binders
Ancestry of “mapisto”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | mappi | binder |
| 2 | Swedish | mapp | a folder |
| 3 | German | mappe | portfolio case; collection |
| 4 | Medieval Latin | [[mappa]] [[mundī]] | — |
| 5 | Latin | mappa | napkin; starting signal; map |