Where does “camisa” come from?

camisa (Zacatlán-Ahuacatlán-Tepetzintla Nahuatl) comes from Spanish camisa, from Old Spanish camisa, from Late Latin camisia — shirt; nightgown; alb.

camisa (Zacatlán-Ahuacatlán-Tepetzintla Nahuatl): shirt

Definitions

  1. shirt

Ancestry of “camisa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishcamisashirt; gas mantle
2Old Spanishcamisashirt
3Late Latincamisiashirt; nightgown; alb
Every word from Late Latin camisiaEvery word from Old Spanish camisaEvery word from Spanish camisa
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