Where does “napperon” come from?
napperon (Old French) comes from Old French nappe, from Medieval Latin nappa, from Latin mappa — napkin; starting signal; map.
Ancestry of “napperon”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old French | nappe | a cloth |
| 2 | Medieval Latin | nappa | napkin |
| 3 | Latin | mappa | napkin; starting signal; map |
Words derived from “napperon”