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

Definitions

  1. staple; clamp; stitch

Ancestry of “grapa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalangrapaclaw; staple
2Frankishkrappōhook; a hook
3Proto-Indo-Europeangrep-hook; a hook, force
4Proto-Indo-Europeangremb-crooked, uneven
5Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

Words derived from “grapa”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ger- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gremb- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European grep- →