Where does “cliaper” come from?

cliaper (Norman) comes from English clap, from Old French clapoir, from Old French clapier, from Old Occitan clapier, from Old Occitan clap, from Medieval Latin claperius.

cliaper (Norman): to slap

Definitions

  1. to slap

Ancestry of “cliaper”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishclapThe act of striking the palms of the hands, or...
2Old Frenchclapoirbubo, inflammation from infection
3Old Frenchclapierbrothel
4Old Occitanclapierrabbit hutch
5Old Occitanclapheap of stones
6Medieval Latinclaperius—
Every word from Medieval Latin claperius →