Where does “chemise” come from?

chemise (Spanish) comes from French chemise, from Latin camisia, from Proto-West Germanic *hamiþi, from Proto-Germanic hamō, from Proto-Germanic hamô, from Proto-Indo-European ḱem- — to cover, conceal; hornless.

chemise (Spanish): chemise

Definitions

  1. chemise

Ancestry of “chemise”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchchemiseshirt; folder; chemise
2Latincamisiashirt; nightgown; alb
3Proto-West Germanic*hamiþishirt
4Proto-Germanichamōshape, physical form
5Proto-Germanichamôcover, skin; clothes, skirt, fishnet; harness,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱem-to cover, conceal; hornless
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱem- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hamô →Every word from Proto-Germanic hamō →