Where does “tapéta” come from?

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

tapéta (Hungarian): wallpaper

Definitions

  1. wallpaper

Ancestry of “tapéta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanTapetewallpaper
2Latintapētecloth (decorative, for use as carpet, wall hangings etc.)
3Latintapēsrug, carpet
4Ancient Greekτάπηςcarpet, rug, mat

Words derived from “tapéta”

Every word from Ancient Greek τάπης →Every word from Latin tapēs →Every word from Latin tapēte →