Etymology Explorer › Welsh

Where does “siaced” come from?

siaced (Welsh) comes from English jacket, from Middle French jacquet, from Old French jaque, from Arabic شَكّ — doubt, suspicion.

siaced (Welsh): jacket

Definitions

  1. jacket

Ancestry of “siaced”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishjacketA piece of clothing worn on the upper body...
2Middle Frenchjacquet—
3Old Frenchjaquea gambison; a type of tight-fitting shirt
4Arabicشَكّdoubt, suspicion
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