Where does “Tapezierspinne” come from?
Tapezierspinne (German) comes from German tapezieren, from French tapisser, from French tapis, from Middle French tapiz, from Vulgar Latin tappetium, from Latin tapēs, from Ancient Greek τάπης — carpet, rug, mat.
Tapezierspinne (German): purseweb spider
Definitions
- purseweb spider
Ancestry of “Tapezierspinne”, step by step
Tapezierspinne traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German tapezieren
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | tapezieren | to wallpaper; paper a wall |
| 2 | French | tapisser | to carpet; to decorate; to cover; to overlay |
| 3 | French | tapis | masculine plural of the past participle of tapir;... |
| 4 | Middle French | tapiz | carpet |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | tappetium | — |
| 6 | Latin | tapēs | rug, carpet |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | τάπης | carpet, rug, mat |