Where does “tapis” come from?

tapis (Norman) comes from Old French tapiz, from Vulgar Latin tappetium, from Latin tapēs, from Ancient Greek τάπης — carpet, rug, mat.

tapis (Norman): carpet

Definitions

  1. carpet

Ancestry of “tapis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchtapizcarpet; rug
2Vulgar Latintappetium
3Latintapēsrug, carpet
4Ancient Greekτάπηςcarpet, rug, mat
Every word from Ancient Greek τάπηςEvery word from Latin tapēsEvery word from Vulgar Latin tappetium