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Where does “drapperia” come from?

drapperia (Italian) comes from Italian drappo, from Latin drappus, from Frankish drāpi, from Proto-Germanic drapiz, from Proto-Germanic drepaną, from Proto-Indo-European dʰrebʰ- — to become thick or cloudy, curdle, ferment; to...

drapperia (Italian): drapery; draper's

Definitions

  1. drapery; draper's

Ancestry of “drapperia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiandrappocloth; curtain; drape
2Latindrappuspiece of cloth
3Frankishdrāpithat which is fulled, drabcloth
4Proto-Germanicdrapizstrike, blow, deathblow; a strike, hit, blow
5Proto-Germanicdrepanąto hit, strike
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰrebʰ-to become thick or cloudy, curdle, ferment; to...
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