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.
Ancestry of “naperoun”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old French | napperon | — |
| 2 | Old French | nappe | a cloth |
| 3 | Medieval Latin | nappa | napkin |
| 4 | Latin | mappa | napkin; starting signal; map |