Where does “chemise” come from?

chemise (French) comes 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.

chemise (French): shirt; folder; chemise

Definitions

  1. shirt; folder; chemise

Ancestry of “chemise”, step by step

chemise traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin camisia

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincamisiashirt; nightgown; alb
2Proto-West Germanic*hamiþishirt
3Proto-Germanichamōshape, physical form
4Proto-Germanichamôcover, skin; clothes, skirt, fishnet; harness,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱem-to cover, conceal; hornless

via Old French chemise

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchchemiseshirt; overshirt
2Late Latincamisiashirt; nightgown; alb
3Proto-Germanichamiþijąshirt
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱam-part of a harness; cover, clothes

Words derived from “chemise”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱem- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hamô →Every word from Proto-Germanic hamō →
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