Etymology

cotta

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Today it means: A surplice, in England and America usually one shorter and less full than the ordinary surplice and with short sleeves, or sometimes none. Full definition →

Medieval Latin cotta
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  1. Medieval Latin · derived fromcotta“clerical tunic”
  2. English todaycotta

From Medieval Latin cotta (“clerical tunic”).

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