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Where does “camisated” come from?

camisated (English) comes from Latin camisia, from Proto-West Germanic *hamiþi, from Proto-Germanic hamō, from Proto-Germanic hamô, from Proto-Indo-European ḱem- — to cover, conceal; hornless.

camisated (English): Dressed with a shirt over the other garments

Definitions

  1. Dressed with a shirt over the other garments

Ancestry of “camisated”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincamisiashirt; nightgown; alb
2Proto-West Germanic*hamiþi—
3Proto-Germanichamō—
4Proto-Germanichamôcover, skin; clothes, skirt, fishnet; harness,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱem-to cover, conceal; hornless
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