Where does “teppich” come from?

teppich (Middle High German) comes from Old High German teppih, from English tapped, from Latin tapicus, from Latin tapēs, from Ancient Greek τάπης — carpet, rug, mat.

Ancestry of “teppich”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanteppih
2Englishtappedsimple past tense and past participle of tap;...
3Latintapicus
4Latintapēsrug, carpet
5Ancient Greekτάπηςcarpet, rug, mat

Words derived from “teppich

Every word from Ancient Greek τάπηςEvery word from Latin tapēsEvery word from Latin tapicus