Where does “モップ” come from?

モップ (Japanese) comes from English MOP, from Middle English mappe, from Walloon mappe, from Latin mappa — napkin; starting signal; map.

モップ (Japanese): a mop

Definitions

  1. a mop

Ancestry of “モップ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishMOPGBU-57; Acronym of Massive Ordnance Penetrator
2Middle Englishmappe—
3Walloonmappenapkin
4Latinmappanapkin; starting signal; map
Every word from Latin mappa →Every word from Walloon mappe →Every word from Middle English mappe →