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Where does “tapiz” come from?

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

tapiz (Spanish): tapestry; carpet

Definitions

  1. tapestry; carpet

Ancestry of “tapiz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchtapismasculine plural of the past participle of tapir;...
2Middle Frenchtapizcarpet
3Vulgar Latintappetium—
4Latintapēs—
5Ancient Greekτάπηςcarpet, rug, mat
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