Where does “grapa” come from?
grapa (Spanish) comes from Catalan grapa, from Frankish krappō, from Proto-Indo-European grep-, from Proto-Indo-European gremb-, from Proto-Indo-European ger- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
grapa (Spanish): staple; clamp; stitch
Ancestry of “grapa”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Catalan | grapa | claw; staple |
| 2 | Frankish | krappō | hook; a hook |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | grep- | hook; a hook, force |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | gremb- | crooked, uneven |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ger- | to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind... |