Where does “gown” come from?
Gown comes from Old French goune, from Latin gunna, from Ancient Greek γούνα, a garment whose original sense is uncertain.
gown (English): A loose, flowing upper garment; A woman's...
Definitions
- A loose, flowing upper garment; A woman's...
Ancestry of “gown”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | gowne | A gown or robe; a flowing overgarment |
| 2 | Old French | goune | gown; robe |
| 3 | Late Latin | gunna | leather garment, a fur; a kind of leather garment |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | γούνα | coarse garment |
| 5 | Proto-Slavic | *guna | coarse fur clothing |
Words derived from “gown”