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Where does “trape” come from?

trape (Spanish) comes from French draper, from Middle French draper, from Old French draper, from Old French drap, from Latin drappum — accusative singular of drappus.

trape (Spanish): intermediate fabric used to make drapery

Definitions

  1. intermediate fabric used to make drapery

Ancestry of “trape”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchdraperto drape
2Middle Frenchdraper—
3Old Frenchdraperto drape; to full cloth; to drape", "also", "to...
4Old Frenchdrapsheet or covering; clothing
5Latindrappumaccusative singular of drappus
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