Where does “chifforobe” come from?
chifforobe (English) comes from English chiffonier, 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 — to split; divide; germinate; sprout; to split;...
chifforobe (English): A piece of furniture consisting of a wardrobe...
Definitions
- A piece of furniture consisting of a wardrobe...
Ancestry of “chifforobe”, step by step
chifforobe traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English chiffonier
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | chiffonier | A tall, elegant chest of drawers, often with a... |
| 2 | French | chiffonnier | rag-gatherer; chiffonier |
| 3 | French | chiffon | rag; scrap |
| 4 | French | chiffe | rag; drip |
| 5 | Middle French | chiffe | cloth, old rag |
| 6 | Old French | chipe | rag; bit, scrap |
| 7 | Middle English | chip | fragment, worthless thing; chip, shard, fragment |
| 8 | Old English | ċipp | chip; small piece of wood; chip, splinter,... |
| 9 | Old English | ċippian | to cut; hew |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | kipp- | to chop; split; to cut; carve; hack; chop |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵey- | to split; divide; germinate; sprout; to split;... |
via English wardrobe
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | wardrobe | A room for keeping clothes and armor safe,... |
| 2 | Middle English | warderobe | A small room or other location where clothing is... |
| 3 | Old French | garderobe | — |
| 4 | Old French | garder | Alternative form of guarder; to keep safe |
| 5 | Old French | guarder | to protect; to guard; to look at |
| 6 | Frankish | wardēn | to protect; to guard, protect, watch over; to... |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | wardāną | to guard, protect, watch over |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | *warduz | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | wēr- | true |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |