Where does “étui” come from?

étui (French) comes from Middle French étui, from Old French estui — container, prison; case, sheath.

étui (French): case; holster; cover

Definitions

  1. case; holster; cover

Ancestry of “étui”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchétui—
2Old Frenchestuicontainer, prison; case, sheath

Words derived from “étui”

Every word from Old French estui →Every word from Middle French étui →