Where does “savate” come from?

savate (French) comes from Middle French savate, from Old French chavate — shoe.

savate (French): savate; old slipper

Definitions

  1. savate; old slipper

Ancestry of “savate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchsavateold shoe
2Old Frenchchavateshoe

Words derived from “savate”

Every word from Old French chavate →Every word from Middle French savate →