Where does “draper” come from?

draper (French) comes from Middle French draper, from Old French draper, from Old French drap, from Latin drappum — accusative singular of drappus.

draper (French): to drape

Definitions

  1. to drape

Ancestry of “draper”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchdraper—
2Old Frenchdraperto drape; to full cloth; to drape", "also", "to...
3Old Frenchdrapsheet or covering; clothing
4Latindrappumaccusative singular of drappus

Words derived from “draper”

Every word from Latin drappum →Every word from Old French drap →Every word from Old French draper →