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Where does “uncoat” come from?

uncoat (English) comes from English coat, from Middle English cote, from Old French cotte, from Frankish kotta — coat.

uncoat (English): to dissociate from the viral core in the host...

Definitions

  1. to dissociate from the viral core in the host...

Ancestry of “uncoat”, step by step

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