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Where does “drapus” come from?

drapus (Latin) comes from Old Saxon rap, from Proto-Germanic drap-, from Proto-Germanic drepaną, from Proto-Indo-European dʰrebʰ- — to become thick or cloudy, curdle, ferment; to...

drapus (Latin): Alternative spelling of drappus; drabcloth,...

Definitions

  1. Alternative spelling of drappus; drabcloth,...

Ancestry of “drapus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxonrapthat which is fulled, drabcloth
2Proto-Germanicdrap-—
3Proto-Germanicdrepanąto hit, strike
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰrebʰ-to become thick or cloudy, curdle, ferment; to...

Words derived from “drapus”

  • drapery
  • drab
  • drape
  • draper
  • draping
  • drabness
  • linendraper
  • drably
  • draperied
  • drabber
  • drabby
  • drapey
  • drabbish
  • redrape
  • drapability
  • undrape
  • bedrape
  • drapelike
  • draperylike
  • drabware
  • draperess
  • drabcloth
  • drapeth
  • drapest
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