Etymology

camail

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Today it means: A piece of chainmail worn to protect the neck and shoulders, replacing the whole-head coif. Full definition →

French camail ← Old Occitan capmalh
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The story

  1. Old Occitan · derived fromcapmalh
  2. French · borrowed fromcamail
  3. English todaycamail

Borrowed in the late 1600s from French camail, from Old Occitan capmalh.

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