Where does “Mop” come from?
Mop (German) comes from German Mopp, from English MOP, from Middle English mappe, from Walloon mappe, from Latin mappa — napkin; starting signal; map.
Mop (German): Obsolete spelling of Mopp
Definitions
- Obsolete spelling of Mopp
Ancestry of “Mop”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | German | Mopp | mop |
| 2 | English | MOP | GBU-57; Acronym of Massive Ordnance Penetrator |
| 3 | Middle English | mappe | — |
| 4 | Walloon | mappe | napkin |
| 5 | Latin | mappa | napkin; starting signal; map |