Where does “tapi” come from?

tapi (Haitian Creole) comes from French tapis, from Middle French tapiz, from Vulgar Latin tappetium, from Latin tapēs, from Ancient Greek τάπης — carpet, rug, mat.

tapi (Haitian Creole): carpet, rug

Definitions

  1. carpet, rug

Ancestry of “tapi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchtapismasculine plural of the past participle of tapir;...
2Middle Frenchtapizcarpet
3Vulgar Latintappetium
4Latintapēsrug, carpet
5Ancient Greekτάπηςcarpet, rug, mat
Every word from Ancient Greek τάπηςEvery word from Latin tapēsEvery word from Vulgar Latin tappetium