tapiz
Old French
Etymology
From Vulgar Latin *tappetium, from Latin tapēs, tapētem or from Byzantine Greek ταπήτιον (tapḗtion), from Ancient Greek τάπης (tápēs), from an Iranian source.
Noun
tapiz m (oblique plural tapiz, nominative singular tapiz, nominative plural tapiz)
- carpet; rug
- circa 1250, Rutebeuf, Ci encoumence la vie de Sainte Elyzabel, fille au roi de Hongrie:
- Sor .I. tapiz devant son lit
Dormoit souvent a grant delit- On a carpet in front of his bed
He often slept very well
- On a carpet in front of his bed
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Spanish
Etymology
From French tapis, from Ancient Greek τάπης (tápēs).
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