Where does “etui” come from?

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

etui (Polish): case

Definitions

  1. case

Ancestry of “etui”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchétuicase; holster; cover
2Middle Frenchétui—
3Old Frenchestuicontainer, prison; case, sheath
Every word from Old French estui →