Etymology of the slipper

English:  slipper-loafer(slip,the notion being of a shoe that is "slipped" onto the foot)
Italian:  pantofola,ciabatta（ciabatta,type of Italian bread."carpet slipper",so called for its shape,from the same source that produced French sabot,Spanish zapata）
Spanish: pantufla,zapata
French:  pantoufle,sabot
German:  pantoffel,schlappen
Russian:  тапочка
Chinese:  拖鞋---Tuo xie（拖 Meaning:slip   鞋 Meaning:shoes）