Where does “gabardine” come from?

gabardine (Italian) comes from French gabardine, from Spanish gabardina, from Middle French galverdine.

gabardine (Italian): The woolen cloth gabardine; An overcoat or...

Definitions

  1. The woolen cloth gabardine; An overcoat or...

Ancestry of “gabardine”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchgabardineThe woolen cloth gaberdine; A long coat with...
2Spanishgabardinagabardine; raincoat
3Middle Frenchgalverdine
Every word from Middle French galverdineEvery word from Spanish gabardinaEvery word from French gabardine