Where does “camicia” come from?

camicia (Italian) 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.

camicia (Italian): shirt, dress shirt; jacket; armour

Definitions

  1. shirt, dress shirt; jacket; armour

Ancestry of “camicia”, step by step

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

Words derived from “camicia

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱem-
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