Where does “chemise” come from?

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

chemise (Old French): shirt; overshirt

Definitions

  1. shirt; overshirt

Ancestry of “chemise”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latincamisiashirt; nightgown; alb
2Proto-Germanichamiþijąshirt
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱam-part of a harness; cover, clothes

Words derived from “chemise”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱam- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hamiþiją →Every word from Late Latin camisia →