Where does “trapo” come from?

trapo (Portuguese) comes from Latin trapus, from Frankish drāpi, from Proto-Germanic drapiz, from Proto-Germanic drepaną, from Proto-Indo-European dʰrebʰ- — to become thick or cloudy, curdle, ferment; to...

trapo (Portuguese): tatter; rag

Definitions

  1. tatter; rag

Ancestry of “trapo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatintrapusAlternative form of drapus
2Frankishdrāpithat which is fulled, drabcloth
3Proto-Germanicdrapizstrike, blow, deathblow; a strike, hit, blow
4Proto-Germanicdrepanąto hit, strike
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰrebʰ-to become thick or cloudy, curdle, ferment; to...

Words derived from “trapo”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰrebʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic drepaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic drapiz →