Where does “drappo” come from?

drappo (Italian) comes 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...

drappo (Italian): cloth; curtain; drape

Definitions

  1. cloth; curtain; drape

Ancestry of “drappo”, step by step

drappo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin drappus

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

via Late Latin drappus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latindrappuspiece of cloth; drabcloth, kerchief; piece of...
2Gaulishdrapposhred, torn-off piece

Words derived from “drappo

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰrebʰ-Every word from Proto-Germanic drepanąEvery word from Proto-Germanic drapiz