Where does “tapeçaria” come from?
tapeçaria (Portuguese) comes from French tapisserie, from French tapis, from Middle French tapiz, from Vulgar Latin tappetium, from Latin tapēs, from Ancient Greek τάπης — carpet, rug, mat.
tapeçaria (Portuguese): tapestry
Ancestry of “tapeçaria”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | French | tapisserie | tapestry; wallcovering, wallpaper |
| 2 | French | tapis | masculine plural of the past participle of tapir;... |
| 3 | Middle French | tapiz | carpet |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | tappetium | — |
| 5 | Latin | tapēs | — |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | τάπης | carpet, rug, mat |