Where does “clapgi” come from?

clapgi (Welsh) comes from Welsh clap, from English clap, from Old French clapoir, from Old French clapier, from Old Occitan clapier, from Old Occitan clap, from Medieval Latin claperius.

clapgi (Welsh): gossiper

Definitions

  1. gossiper

Ancestry of “clapgi”, step by step

clapgi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Welsh clap

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshclapclap, clack, slap
2EnglishclapThe act of striking the palms of the hands, or...
3Old Frenchclapoirbubo, inflammation from infection
4Old Frenchclapierbrothel
5Old Occitanclapierrabbit hutch
6Old Occitanclapheap of stones
7Medieval Latinclaperius—

via Welsh ci

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshcidog
2Middle Welshci—
Every word from Medieval Latin claperius →