Where does “draper” come from?

draper (Middle French) comes from Old French draper, from Old French drap, from Latin drappum — accusative singular of drappus.

Ancestry of “draper”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchdraperto drape; to full cloth; to drape", "also", "to...
2Old Frenchdrapsheet or covering; clothing
3Latindrappumaccusative singular of drappus

Words derived from “draper”

Every word from Latin drappum →Every word from Old French drap →Every word from Old French draper →