Etymology

chasuble

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Today it means: The outermost liturgical vestment worn by clergy for celebrating Eucharist or Mass, equivalent to the phelonion of the Eastern tradition. Full definition →

Middle English chesible ← Old French chesible ← Late Latin casubla
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The story

  1. Latin · derived fromcasula“little cottage, hooded cloak”
  2. Late Latin · derived fromcasubla
  3. Old French · derived fromchesible
  4. Middle English · inherited fromchesible
  5. English todaychasuble

From Middle English chesible, from Old French chesible, from Late Latin casubla, an alteration of Latin casula (“little cottage, hooded cloak”), a diminutive of casa (“house”).

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