Diaper Definition
Origin of Diaper
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Middle English a patterned fabric from Old French diapre, diaspre from Medieval Latin diasprum a white silken material from Medieval Greek diaspros pure white Greek dia- intensive pref. dia– Late Greek aspros white (probably from Latin asper rough)
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From Old French dyapre, diaspre, from mediaeval Latin diaspra, diasprum from Byzantine Greek δίασπρος (adj), from δια- (“across”) + άσπρος (“white”).
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