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
- A waterproof coat to be worn in the rain; A...
Ancestry of “raincoat”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | rain | Condensed water falling from a cloud; Any matter... |
| 2 | Middle English | reyn | — |
| 3 | Old English | reġn | rain |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | regn | rain |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | regną | rain |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | Hreǵ- | to flow |
Words derived from “raincoat”