Etymology of the English word tunicate
the English word
tunicatederived from the Classical Latin word
tunicatus (clothed in a tunic)
derived from the Latin word
tunicarederived from the Latin word
tunica (undergarment; undergarment, shirt,tunic)
derived from the Latin word
thinusing the Latin suffix
-ataDate
The earliest known usage of tunicate in English dates from the 18th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
