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Where does “tapis” come from?

tapis (French) comes from Middle French tapiz, from Vulgar Latin tappetium, from Latin tapēs, from Ancient Greek τάπης — carpet, rug, mat.

tapis (French): masculine plural of the past participle of tapir;...

Definitions

  1. masculine plural of the past participle of tapir;...

Ancestry of “tapis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchtapizcarpet
2Vulgar Latintappetium—
3Latintapēs—
4Ancient Greekτάπηςcarpet, rug, mat

Words derived from “tapis”

  • tapiser
  • tapiz
  • tapisserie
  • tapisses
  • tapissons
  • tapisser
  • tapissier
  • détapisser
  • tapissez
  • tapissais
  • tapissait
  • tapissions
  • tapeçaria
  • tapiserie
  • tapi
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