Etymology Explorer › Middle French

Where does “étui” come from?

étui (Middle French) comes from Old French estui — container, prison; case, sheath.

Ancestry of “étui”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchestuicontainer, prison; case, sheath

Words derived from “étui”

  • tweezers
  • tweeze
  • étui
  • tweeser
  • etweese
  • étuis
  • étui
  • Brillenetui
  • Etui
  • Francujo
  • Germanujo
  • Italujo
  • Hispanujo
  • Hungarujo
  • sukerujo
  • Kroatujo
  • sagujo
  • Rusujo
  • fridujo
  • Svedujo
  • Turkujo
  • Ĉeĥujo
  • Grekujo
  • cindrujo
Every word from Old French estui →