Where does “robe à la française” come from?
robe à la française (French) comes from French robe, from Old French robe, from Frankish rouba, from Proto-West Germanic raub, from Proto-Germanic raubō, from Proto-Indo-European reup- — to break; to tear, peel.
robe à la française (French): sack-back/sack-back gown, sacque, Watteau gown
Definitions
- sack-back/sack-back gown, sacque, Watteau gown
Ancestry of “robe à la française”, step by step
robe à la française traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French robe
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | robe | dress, frock; fur, coat; wine's colour |
| 2 | Old French | robe | booty; spoils; piece of clothing |
| 3 | Frankish | rouba | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | raub | rape, pillage, robbery; that which is stolen,... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | raubō | rift |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | reup- | to break; to tear, peel |
via French à la française
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | à la française | of or according to a French manner or style, like the French |
| 2 | French | à la | Used other than with a figurative or idiomatic... |
| 3 | English | a la | In the style or manner of |