Where does “aketoun” come from?

aketoun (Middle English) comes from Old French aqueton, from Old Spanish alcoton, from Andalusian Arabic القطن.

aketoun (Middle English): A jacket with padding put underneath armour

Definitions

  1. A jacket with padding put underneath armour

Ancestry of “aketoun”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchaqueton—
2Old Spanishalcoton—
3Andalusian Arabicالقطن—

Words derived from “aketoun”

Every word from Andalusian Arabic القطن →Every word from Old Spanish alcoton →Every word from Old French aqueton →