Etymology

erminee

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Today it means: Of a cross: made up of four ermine spots arranged in the shape of a cross. Full definition →

Old French erminé ← Middle English ermyne
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The story

  1. Middle English · inherited fromermyne
  2. Old French · derived fromerminé
  3. English todayerminee

Ultimately from Old French erminé. Either inherited from Middle English ermyne (adjective) or borrowed more recently from French erminé(e).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.