Where does “etui” come from?

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

etui (Romanian): case, holster

Definitions

  1. case, holster

Ancestry of “etui”, step by step

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