Where does “Mappe” come from?

Mappe (German) comes from Medieval Latin mappa mundi, from Latin mappa — napkin; starting signal; map.

Mappe (German): portfolio; briefcase; folder

Definitions

  1. portfolio; briefcase; folder

Ancestry of “Mappe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval Latinmappa mundimap
2Latinmappanapkin; starting signal; map
Every word from Latin mappa →Every word from Medieval Latin mappa mundi →