English word map comes from Latin mappa ((New Latin) A map. (racing) A starting signal.. A napkin.), Latin mundus
Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
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mappa | Latin (lat) | (New Latin) A map. (racing) A starting signal.. A napkin. |
mundus | Latin (lat) | Clean, pure; neat. Decorated, adorned. Nice, fine, elegant, sophisticated (= κόσμος) the universe, the world, esp. the heavens and the heavenly bodies. (eccl. Lat.) the world as opposed to the church; this world, the realm of sin and death, as opposed to Christ's kingdom of holiness and life. Implement. The inhabitants of the earth, mankind. Toilet ornaments, decorations, dress (of a woman). |
mappa mundī | Malayalam (mal) | |
mappa mundi | Malayalam (mal) | |
mapamonde | Old French (842-ca. 1400) (fro) | World map. |
mapemounde | Middle English (1100-1500) (enm) | Map of the world. |
map | English (en) | (mathematics, transitive, followed by a "to" phrase) To act as a function on something, taking it to something else.. To create a visual representation of a territory, etc. via cartography.. To inform someone of a particular idea. (UK, old-fashioned) The face.. (board games, computer games) A predefined and confined imaginary area where a game session takes place.. (mathematics) A function.. [...] |