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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 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;... |