Where does “naipe” come from?
naipe (Spanish) comes from Catalan naip, from Arabic نَائِب — representative”, “deputy; deputy; naib.
naipe (Spanish): playing card; deck of cards
Definitions
- playing card; deck of cards
Ancestry of “naipe”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Catalan | naip | playing card |
| 2 | Arabic | نَائِب | representative”, “deputy; deputy; naib |
Words derived from “naipe”