Where does “napron” come from?

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

napron (Middle English): Alternative form of naperon

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of naperon

Ancestry of “napron”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchnapperon—
2Old Frenchnappea cloth
3Medieval Latinnappanapkin
4Latinmappanapkin; starting signal; map
Every word from Latin mappa →Every word from Medieval Latin nappa →Every word from Old French nappe →