Where does “taupe” come from?

taupe (French) comes from Old French taupe, from Latin talpa — mole.

taupe (French): mole; tunneler; higher mathematics class

Definitions

  1. mole; tunneler; higher mathematics class

Ancestry of “taupe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchtaupemole
2Latintalpamole

Words derived from “taupe”

Every word from Latin talpa →Every word from Old French taupe →