Where does “jackbooted” come from?

jackbooted (English) comes from English jackboot, from Old French jaque, from Arabic شَكّ — doubt, suspicion.

jackbooted (English): Wearing jackboots; Authoritarian or oppressive,...

Definitions

  1. Wearing jackboots; Authoritarian or oppressive,...

Ancestry of “jackbooted”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishjackbootA glossy leather calf-covering military boot,...
2Old Frenchjaquea gambison; a type of tight-fitting shirt
3Arabicشَكّdoubt, suspicion
Every word from Arabic شَكّ →Every word from Old French jaque →Every word from English jackboot →