decorated cloth, carpet', from Medieval Latin or Old Italian carpita 'thick woolen cloth', which may derive from Latin carpere, meaning 'to card, pluck'. The Latin word "carpet" was introduced in the 13th century by the Florentines from the Middle Armenian word ?????? (carpet). The meaning of the term carpet shifted in the 15th century to refer to floor coverings.

The terms carpet and rug are often interchangeable. Carpet more often refers to wall-to-wall