## Meanings
1. A drawing of an area that shows where places, roads, and features are.
2. To make a map of an area by exploring or surveying it.
3. To plan or describe something in detail.

## Examples
- We used a map to find the way to the old castle.
- Scientists are still mapping the deepest parts of the ocean.
- The team met to map out their plans for the new year.

## Derived Forms
- demap
- remap

## Related Forms
- atlas
- cartographer
- cartography

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: mappemounde
- Root: mapamonde
- Root: mappa mundī
- Root: mappa

## Etymology
Shortening or back-formation of Middle English mappemounde, mapemounde (“world map”), from Old French mapamonde, from Medieval Latin mappa mundī, compound of Latin mappa (“napkin, cloth”) and mundus (“world”). See mop for more on the first component. Doublet of mop, nape, and nappe.

## AI Etymology
Shortening or back-formation of Middle English mappemounde, mapemounde (“world map”), from Old French mapamonde, from Medieval Latin mappa mundī, compound of Latin mappa (“napkin, cloth”) and mundus (“world”). See mop for more on the first component. Doublet of mop, nape, and nappe. In present-day English its meanings include a drawing of an area that shows where places, roads, and features are, to make a map of an area by exploring or surveying it, and to plan or describe something in detail. The historical chain runs through mappemounde (Middle English), mapamonde (Old French), mappa mundī (la-med), and mappa (Latin). Related and derived forms include atlas, cartographer, cartography, and demap.

## Topics
- Travel
- Places & Geography

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