myEtymology.com: English etymology of tarpaulin

Etymology of the English word tarpaulin

the English word tarpaulin

derived from the English word tar

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *deru-

derived from the Proto-Germanic root *terwo-

derived from the English word pall

derived from the English word pal

derived from the Latin word pallium (cloak; cover, coverlet; Greek cloak)

using the English suffix -ing

The earliest known usage of tarpaulin in English dates from the 17th century.

Word found in Modern English