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Where does “felpa” come from?

felpa (Italian) comes from Old French felpe, from Late Latin faluppa — straw, fiber, chip; chaff.

felpa (Italian): plush, fleece; sweatshirt; third-person singular...

Definitions

  1. plush, fleece; sweatshirt; third-person singular...

Ancestry of “felpa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchfelpe—
2Late Latinfaluppastraw, fiber, chip; chaff
Every word from Late Latin faluppa →