Where does “plaid” come from?

plaid (Italian) comes from English plaid, from Scots plaid, from Scots ply.

plaid (Italian): tartan rug

Definitions

  1. tartan rug

Ancestry of “plaid”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishplaidA type of twilled woollen cloth, often with a...
2Scotsplaidplaid
3Scotsply—
Every word from Scots ply →
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