Where does “farthingale” come from?

farthingale (English) comes from Middle French verdugale, from Spanish verdugado, from Spanish verdugo, from Latin virducu-, from Latin virde, from Latin viridem — accusative masculine singular of viridis;...

farthingale (English): A hooped structure in cloth worn to extend the...

Definitions

  1. A hooped structure in cloth worn to extend the...

Ancestry of “farthingale”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchverdugale—
2SpanishverdugadoA type of dress, similar to the farthingale
3Spanishverdugoexecutioner, hangman; tyrant; puntilla
4Latinvirducu-—
5Latinvirde—
6Latinviridemaccusative masculine singular of viridis;...
Every word from Latin viridem →Every word from Latin virducu- →Every word from Spanish verdugo →