Etymology Explorer › Italian

Where does “mappa” come from?

mappa (Italian) comes from Latin mappa — napkin; starting signal; map.

mappa (Italian): tablecloth, napkin, cloth; Any pictorial...

Definitions

  1. tablecloth, napkin, cloth; Any pictorial...

Ancestry of “mappa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmappanapkin; starting signal; map

Words derived from “mappa”

  • mappe
  • nappa
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