Where does “savate” come from?

savate (Spanish) comes from French savate, from Middle French savate, from Old French chavate — shoe.

savate (Spanish): savate

Definitions

  1. savate

Ancestry of “savate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchsavatesavate; old slipper
2Middle Frenchsavateold shoe
3Old Frenchchavateshoe
Every word from Old French chavate →Every word from Middle French savate →Every word from French savate →
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