Where does “tapicería” come from?

tapicería (Spanish) comes from Spanish tapiz, from French tapis, from Middle French tapiz, from Vulgar Latin tappetium, from Latin tapēs, from Ancient Greek τάπης — carpet, rug, mat.

tapicería (Spanish): upholstery

Definitions

  1. upholstery

Ancestry of “tapicería”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishtapiztapestry; carpet
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