Etymograph

English

Gap

Gap comes from French Gap, and goes back to Latin Vappincum.

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEVappincum
  2. Frenchc. 1600–presentGap
  3. Englishtodaysame form

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEVappincum
  2. Frenchc. 1600–presentGap
  3. Englishtodaysame form

Today it means

name A town, the capital of the department of Hautes-Alpes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Latin Vappincum / Gap