carpet
English
/ˈkɑː(ɹ)pɪt/, /ˈkɑɹpət/
noun
Definitions
- A fabric used as a complete floor covering.
- (figuratively) Any surface or cover resembling a carpet or fulfilling its function.
- Any of a number of moths in the geometrid subfamily
- (obsolete) A wrought cover for tables.
- (slang) A woman's pubic hair.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English carpete derived from Old French carpite derived from Latin carpita derived from Italian carpita derived from Latin carpere (pluck, seize).
Origin
Latin
carpere
Gloss
pluck, seize
Concept
Semantic Field
Possession
Ontological Category
Action/Process
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Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- bag English
- ball English
- beater English
- becarpet English
- carpet shark English
- carpetable English
- carpetbag English
- carpetbagger English
- carpetbaggery English
- carpetball English
- carpetbeater English
- carpetlayer English
- carpetless English
- carpetlessness English
- carpetlike English
- carpetmaker English
- carpetmaking English
- carpetmonger English
- carpetsweeper English
- carpetward English
- carpetway English
- layer English
- maker English
- making English
- monger English
- nanocarpet English
- oriental English
- oriental carpet English
- oriental carpets English
- recarpet English
- shark English
- sweeper English
- way English
- carpere Latin
- carpita Latin
- carpo Latin
- excerpo Latin
- carpita Italian
- carpette French
- carpeta Spanish, Castilian
- カーペット Japanese
- carpete Middle English
- carpite Old French
- carpeta Catalan, Valencian
- carpetă Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- karpet Cebuano
- tcharpet Norman
- *karpō Proto-Italic
- ikhaphethe Zulu
- scarpìa Venetian
- carpî Ligurian
- way
- bag
- ball
- layer
- maker
- shark
- making
- monger
- beater
- sweeper
- becarpet
- recarpet
- oriental
- carpetway
- carpetbag
- carpetable
- carpetless
- carpetball
- carpetward
- carpetlike
- nanocarpet
- carpetlayer
- carpetmaker
- carpetbagger
- carpetmonger
- carpetbeater
- carpet shark
- carpetmaking
- carpetsweeper
- carpetbaggery
- carpetlessness
- oriental carpet
- oriental carpets