Where does “tunic” come from?

Tunic comes from Middle French tunique, from Latin tunica, a garment worn as an undertunic or shirt in Roman dress.

tunic (English): A garment worn over the torso, with or without...

Definitions

  1. A garment worn over the torso, with or without...

Ancestry of “tunic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchtuniquemembrane; tunic
2Old Frenchtuniquetunic
3Latintunicatunic, an undergarment worn by both men and...

Words derived from “tunic”

Every word from Latin tunica →Every word from Old French tunique →Every word from Middle French tunique →