Where does “windcheater” come from?
windcheater (English) comes from English cheater, from English cheat, from Middle English chete, from Middle English achete, from Middle English eschete, from Old French eschet, from Old French escheoir, from Latin excadēre — to fall.
windcheater (English): A heavy weatherproof jacket
Definitions
- A heavy weatherproof jacket
Ancestry of “windcheater”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | cheater | One who cheats; An improvised breaker bar made... |
| 2 | English | cheat | To violate rules in order to gain advantage from... |
| 3 | Middle English | chete | — |
| 4 | Middle English | achete | — |
| 5 | Middle English | eschete | — |
| 6 | Old French | eschet | — |
| 7 | Old French | escheoir | to fall; to happen |
| 8 | Latin | excadēre | — |
| 9 | Latin | cadēre | — |
| 10 | Latin | cadō | — |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | kadō | fall, sink |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱad- | to fall |