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Where does “tapisserie” come from?

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

tapisserie (French): tapestry; wallcovering, wallpaper

Definitions

  1. tapestry; wallcovering, wallpaper

Ancestry of “tapisserie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchtapismasculine plural of the past participle of tapir;...
2Middle Frenchtapizcarpet
3Vulgar Latintappetium—
4Latintapēs—
5Ancient Greekτάπηςcarpet, rug, mat

Words derived from “tapisserie”

  • tapeçaria
  • tapiserie
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