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Where does “trapista” come from?

trapista (Spanish) comes from French trappiste, from French trappe, from Middle French trappe, from Old French trape, from Medieval Latin trappa, from Frankish trappa, from Proto-Germanic trap-, from Proto-Indo-European dreb- — to split, to separate; to tear, to crack, to...

trapista (Spanish): Trappist; a member of the Order of Cistercians of...

Definitions

  1. Trappist; a member of the Order of Cistercians of...

Ancestry of “trapista”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchtrappisteTrappist; Of or from Trappes; Trappist beer
2Frenchtrappehatch or trap door; trap
3Middle Frenchtrappe—
4Old Frenchtrapetrap; hiding place
5Medieval Latintrappa—
6Frankishtrappatrap, snare
7Proto-Germanictrap-—
8Proto-Indo-Europeandreb-—
9Proto-Indo-Europeander-to split, to separate; to tear, to crack, to...
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