Where does “raincoat” come from?

Raincoat is a 19th-century English compound of rain and coat, with coat deriving from Old French cote, Frankish kotta, and Latin cubare, meaning to lie down or recline.

raincoat (English): A waterproof coat to be worn in the rain; A...

Definitions

  1. A waterproof coat to be worn in the rain; A...

Ancestry of “raincoat”, step by step

raincoat traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English rain

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishrainCondensed water falling from a cloud; Any matter...
2Middle Englishreynrain water falling from a cloud
3Old Englishreġnrain
4Proto-West Germanicregnrain
5Proto-Germanicregnąrain
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanHreǵ-to flow

via English coat

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcoatAn outer garment covering the upper torso and...
2Middle EnglishcoteA coat, especially one worn as an undergarment or...
3Old Frenchcotteovershirt, tunic
4Frankishkottacoat

Words derived from “raincoat

Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hreǵ-
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