Etymology

ciclatoun

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Today it means: A costly cloth, of uncertain material, used in the Middle Ages. Full definition →

Middle English ciclatoun ← Old French siglaton ← Arabic سِقِلّاطُون
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  1. Arabic · derived fromسِقِلّاطُون
  2. Old French · derived fromsiglaton
  3. Middle English · inherited fromciclatoun
  4. English todayciclatoun

From Middle English ciclatoun, from Old French siglaton, (chiefly) Anglo-French cyclaton and Anglo-Latin cyclaton, from Arabic سِقِلّاطُون (siqillāṭūn).

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