Where does “petticoat” come from?
Petticoat comes from Middle English pety cote, combining Middle English pety from Middle French petit, ultimately from Frankish kotta, a garment term of uncertain origin.
petticoat (English): A tight, usually padded undercoat worn by men...
Definitions
- A tight, usually padded undercoat worn by men...
Ancestry of “petticoat”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | petty | Little, small, secondary in rank or importance;... |
| 2 | Middle English | peti | Alternative form of pety |
| 3 | Middle French | Petit | — |
| 4 | Old French | petit | small, little; worthless; valueless; poor; of... |
| 5 | Gallo-Romance | pitittus | — |
Words derived from “petticoat”