Where does “drape” come from?

drape (Middle English) comes from Old French draper, from Old French drap, from Latin drappum — accusative singular of drappus.

drape (Middle English): a drape

Definitions

  1. a drape

Ancestry of “drape”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchdraperto drape; to full cloth; to drape", "also", "to...
2Old Frenchdrapsheet or covering; clothing
3Latindrappumaccusative singular of drappus

Words derived from “drape”

Every word from Latin drappum →
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