Where does “clop” come from?
clop (Old French) comes from Latin cloppus — lame, limping.
clop (Old French): hobbling; limping
Definitions
- hobbling; limping
Ancestry of “clop”, step by step
clop traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin cloppus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | cloppus | lame, limping |
via Late Latin cloppus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Late Latin | cloppus | — |