Where does “nappa” come from?

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

nappa (Italian): tassel; soft leather; inflection of nappare: ##...

Definitions

  1. tassel; soft leather; inflection of nappare: ##...

Ancestry of “nappa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianmappatablecloth, napkin, cloth; Any pictorial...
2Latinmappanapkin; starting signal; map
Every word from Latin mappa →Every word from Italian mappa →