Etymology

tapet

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Today it means: A decorative wall-hanging; a hanging cloth or piece of tapestry. Full definition →

Old English teped ← Proto-West Germanic *tapped ← Latin tapētum
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  1. Latin · derived fromtapētum
  2. Proto-West Germanic · derived from*tapped
  3. Old English · derived fromteped
  4. English todaytapet

From Old English teped, tæpped, from Proto-West Germanic *tapped, from Latin tapētum (later influenced by or re-borrowed from Latin). Doublet of tapetum.

Words from the same roots

Latintapētum all →

tapetumtapetum lucidum

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