Etymology Explorer › Middle French

Where does “chapin” come from?

chapin (Middle French) comes from Old Spanish chapín, from Old Spanish chapa — plate.

Ancestry of “chapin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Spanishchapín—
2Old Spanishchapaplate

Words derived from “chapin”

  • chopine
Every word from Old Spanish chapa →