Where does “tapițare” come from?
tapițare (Romanian) comes from Romanian tapița, from German tapezieren, from French tapisser, from French tapis, from Middle French tapiz, from Vulgar Latin tappetium, from Latin tapēs, from Ancient Greek τάπης — carpet, rug, mat.
tapițare (Romanian): upholstering
Definitions
- upholstering
Ancestry of “tapițare”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | tapița | to upholster |
| 2 | German | tapezieren | to wallpaper; paper a wall |
| 3 | French | tapisser | to carpet; to decorate; to cover; to overlay |
| 4 | French | tapis | masculine plural of the past participle of tapir;... |
| 5 | Middle French | tapiz | carpet |
| 6 | Vulgar Latin | tappetium | — |
| 7 | Latin | tapēs | rug, carpet |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | τάπης | carpet, rug, mat |