Where does “gabardine” come from?

gabardine (English) comes from English gaberdine, from Spanish gabardina, from Middle French galverdine.

gabardine (English): A type of woolen cloth with a diagonal ribbed...

Definitions

  1. A type of woolen cloth with a diagonal ribbed...

Ancestry of “gabardine”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishgaberdineA long cloak; A textile: gabardine
2Spanishgabardinagabardine; raincoat
3Middle Frenchgalverdine—

Words derived from “gabardine”

Every word from Middle French galverdine →Every word from Spanish gabardina →Every word from English gaberdine →