Etymology Explorer
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Where does “mappe” come from?
mappe (Middle English) comes from Walloon mappe, from Latin mappa — napkin; starting signal; map.
Ancestry of “mappe”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Walloon
mappe
napkin
2
Latin
mappa
napkin; starting signal; map
Words derived from “mappe”
mop
mops
MOP
moppet
muppet
moppy
mopboard
mopstick
moptop
mophead
moplike
mopper
dishmop
mopsy
remop
mop up
mopwater
moppe
mophandle
moppable
モップ
mop
Mopp
mopear
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