Where does “タープ” come from?
タープ (Japanese) comes from English tarp, from English tarpaulin, from English pall, from English appal, from Hungarian app, from English application, from Middle English applicacioun, from Old French aplicacion — limestone; chalk; the finish line.
タープ (Japanese): tarpaulin, tarp
Definitions
- tarpaulin, tarp
Ancestry of “タープ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | tarp | A tarpaulin; To cover something with a tarpaulin |
| 2 | English | tarpaulin | A tarp, a heavy, waterproof sheet of material,... |
| 3 | English | pall | Senses relating to cloth; Senses relating to... |
| 4 | English | appal | Alternative spelling of appall |
| 5 | Hungarian | app | app, application |
| 6 | English | application | The act of applying or laying on, in a literal... |
| 7 | Middle English | applicacioun | — |
| 8 | Old French | aplicacion | application |
| 9 | Latin | applicātiō | application, inclination |
| 10 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 11 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 12 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 13 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 14 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 15 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 16 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |