Where does “silkette” come from?
silkette (English) comes from English silk, from Middle English silk, from Old English sioloc.
silkette (English): A cotton fabric that looks and feels like silk
Definitions
- A cotton fabric that looks and feels like silk
Ancestry of “silkette”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | silk | A fine fiber excreted by the silkworm or other... |
| 2 | Middle English | silk | — |
| 3 | Old English | sioloc | — |