Etymology of the English word surplice
the English word
surplicederived from the Anglo-French word
surplicederived from the Old French word
sourpelisderived from the Latin word
superpelliciumusing the Medieval Latin prefix
super-derived from the Classical Latin word
super (above)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*uperderived from the Medieval Latin word
pelliciumDate
The earliest known usage of surplice in English dates from the 13th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
