Where does “naperoun” come from?

naperoun (Middle English) comes from Old French napperon, from Old French nappe, from Medieval Latin nappa, from Latin mappa — napkin; starting signal; map.

naperoun (Middle English): An apron or smock garment worn over torso

Definitions

  1. An apron or smock garment worn over torso

Ancestry of “naperoun”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchnapperon—
2Old Frenchnappea cloth
3Medieval Latinnappanapkin
4Latinmappanapkin; starting signal; map

Words derived from “naperoun”

Every word from Latin mappa →Every word from Medieval Latin nappa →Every word from Old French nappe →