Where does “map” come from?

map (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Scottish Gaelic mapa, from English map, from Middle English mappemounde, from Old French mapamonde, from Latin mundus, from Proto-Indo-European mewH- — to wash, wet; to make wet, wash; wet.

map (Scottish Gaelic): Alternative form of mapa

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of mapa

Ancestry of “map”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaelicmapamap
2EnglishmapA visual representation of an area, whether real...
3Middle Englishmappemounde—
4Old Frenchmapamondeworld map
5Latinmundusclean, pure; neat; nice, fine, elegant,...
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanmewH-to wash, wet; to make wet, wash; wet
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mewH- →Every word from Latin mundus →Every word from Old French mapamonde →