Where does “camisole” come from?
camisole (French) comes from Italian camiciola, from Italian camicia, from Latin camisia, from Proto-West Germanic *hamiþi, from Proto-Germanic hamō, from Proto-Germanic hamô, from Proto-Indo-European ḱem- — to cover, conceal; hornless.
camisole (French): camisole; Ellipsis of camisole de force;...
Definitions
- camisole; Ellipsis of camisole de force;...
Ancestry of “camisole”, step by step
camisole traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian camiciola
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | camiciola | vest |
| 2 | Italian | camicia | shirt, dress shirt; jacket; armour |
| 3 | Latin | camisia | shirt; nightgown; alb |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *hamiþi | shirt |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | hamō | shape, physical form |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | hamô | cover, skin; clothes, skirt, fishnet; harness,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱem- | to cover, conceal; hornless |