Where does “chemise” come from?

chemise (Middle English) comes from Old French chemise, from Late Latin camisia, from Proto-Germanic hamiþiją, from Proto-Indo-European ḱam- — part of a harness; cover, clothes.

chemise (Middle English): A smock or shift; a woman's undergarment

Definitions

  1. A smock or shift; a woman's undergarment

Ancestry of “chemise”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchchemiseshirt; overshirt
2Late Latincamisiashirt; nightgown; alb
3Proto-Germanichamiþijąshirt
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱam-part of a harness; cover, clothes
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱam- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hamiþiją →Every word from Late Latin camisia →