Where does “pullover” come from?

pullover (Italian) comes from English pullover, from English pull over — To come to a stop, and turn off the road; To...

pullover (Italian): pullover, sweater

Definitions

  1. pullover, sweater

Ancestry of “pullover”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpulloverA sweater that must be put on by pulling it over...
2Englishpull overTo come to a stop, and turn off the road; To...
Every word from English pull overEvery word from English pullover
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