paletot

Meaninga cloak

Common meaning: a loose overcoat

paletota cloakSkeat, Etymological Dictionary (1898), p. 415 · scan

Journey through time

Old Dutchpaltrocsource
Old Frenchpalletocsource
Middle Englishpaltoksource
Englishpaletot‘a loose overcoat’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

UK IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.
US IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.

Origin: Built on Old Dutch paltroc ‘a cloak’.

Roots

paltroc Old Dutch “a cloak”

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