estaple

estaple

Old French

Etymology

    From Late Latin stapula, ultimately from Frankish *stapul (“pillar, post; basis, foundation”).

    Noun

    estaple oblique singular, f (oblique plural estaples, nominative singular estaple, nominative plural estaples)

    1. marketplace

    Descendants

    • Anglo-Norman: staple
    • Middle French: estappe
      • French: étape (see there for further descendants)
    • → Italian: stapula

    References

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