Where does “tapiserie” come from?

tapiserie (Romanian) 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.

tapiserie (Romanian): tapestry

Definitions

  1. tapestry

Ancestry of “tapiserie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchtapisserietapestry; wallcovering, wallpaper
2Frenchtapismasculine plural of the past participle of tapir;...
3Middle Frenchtapizcarpet
4Vulgar Latintappetium
5Latintapēsrug, carpet
6Ancient Greekτάπηςcarpet, rug, mat
Every word from Ancient Greek τάπηςEvery word from Latin tapēsEvery word from Vulgar Latin tappetium