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Where does “Tapete” come from?

Tapete (German) comes from Latin tapēte, from Latin tapēs, from Ancient Greek τάπης — carpet, rug, mat.

Tapete (German): wallpaper

Definitions

  1. wallpaper

Ancestry of “Tapete”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latintapēte—
2Latintapēs—
3Ancient Greekτάπηςcarpet, rug, mat

Words derived from “Tapete”

  • Tapetenfarbe
  • tapeta
  • tapeta
  • тапета
  • tapéta
  • tapet
  • tapeta
  • tapeta
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