mapamonde

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Old French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Medieval Latin mappa mundī. The first component is a doublet of nappe, the inherited form.

Noun[edit]

mapamonde oblique singularf (oblique plural mapamondes, nominative singular mapamonde, nominative plural mapamondes)

  1. world map

Descendants[edit]

  • Middle English: mapemounde
  • French: mappemonde

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