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Where does “tapiestre” come from?

tapiestre (Middle English) comes from Old French tapisserie, from Ancient Greek τάπης — carpet, rug, mat.

Ancestry of “tapiestre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchtapisserietapestry
2Ancient Greekτάπηςcarpet, rug, mat

Words derived from “tapiestre”

  • tapestry
  • tapestried
  • tapestrylike
  • untapestried
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