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Where does “drapera” come from?

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

drapera (Swedish): to drape

Definitions

  1. to drape

Ancestry of “drapera”, 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

Words derived from “drapera”

  • drapeerata
Every word from Latin drappum →