Where does “zip” come from?

zip (Réunion Creole French) comes from French jupe, from Middle French jupe, from Old Italian giubba, from Arabic جُبَّة — robe, tunica, coat, gown; long garment; jubbah, a...

zip (Réunion Creole French): skirt

Definitions

  1. skirt

Ancestry of “zip”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchjupeskirt
2Middle Frenchjupe—
3Old Italiangiubba—
4Arabicجُبَّةrobe, tunica, coat, gown; long garment; jubbah, a...
Every word from Arabic جُبَّة →Every word from Old Italian giubba →Every word from Middle French jupe →