Where does “gowne” come from?
gowne (Middle English) comes from Old French goune, from Late Latin gunna, from Ancient Greek γούνα, from Proto-Slavic *guna.
Ancestry of “gowne”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old French | goune | gown; robe |
| 2 | Late Latin | gunna | leather garment, a fur; a kind of leather garment |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | γούνα | coarse garment |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | *guna | — |