Where does “chiffonier” come from?
chiffonier (English) comes from French chiffonnier, from French chiffon, from French chiffe, from Middle French chiffe, from Old French chipe, from Middle English chip, from Old English ċipp, from Old English ċippian — to split; divide; germinate; sprout; to split;...
chiffonier (English): A tall, elegant chest of drawers, often with a...
Definitions
- A tall, elegant chest of drawers, often with a...
Ancestry of “chiffonier”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | chiffonnier | rag-gatherer; chiffonier |
| 2 | French | chiffon | rag; scrap |
| 3 | French | chiffe | rag; drip |
| 4 | Middle French | chiffe | cloth, old rag |
| 5 | Old French | chipe | rag; bit, scrap |
| 6 | Middle English | chip | fragment, worthless thing; chip, shard, fragment |
| 7 | Old English | ċipp | chip; small piece of wood; chip, splinter,... |
| 8 | Old English | ċippian | to cut; hew |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | kipp- | to chop; split; to cut; carve; hack; chop |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵey- | to split; divide; germinate; sprout; to split;... |