Etymology

jackboot

jack·boot
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Today it means: A glossy leather calf-covering military boot, commonly associated with German soldiers of the WWII era. Full definition →

Old French jaque
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The story

  1. Old French · derived fromjaque“coat of mail”
  2. English todayjackboot

From Old French jaque (“coat of mail”).

Words from the same roots

Old Frenchjaque all →

jacket

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