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Etymology of the English word jacket

the English word jacket
derived from the Old French word jaquet
derived from the Old French word jaque
derived from the Old French word jacques

Derivations in English

bluejacket, leatherjacket, straitjacket, water-jacket

Derivations in other languages

French jaquette, Romanian giacăt

Cognates

German Jacke, Icelandic jakki, Norwegian jakke, Swedish jacka

Usage

Word found in Modern English



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