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Where does “felpe” come from?

felpe (Old French) comes from Late Latin faluppa — straw, fiber, chip; chaff.

Ancestry of “felpe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latinfaluppastraw, fiber, chip; chaff

Words derived from “felpe”

  • frippery
  • fripper
  • felpa
  • friperie
  • fripouille
  • fripe
  • fripier
  • friper
  • felpa
  • freperie
  • feupe
  • frepe
  • felpe
  • feuperie
  • faluppa
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