Etymology

multicoat

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Today it means: Consisting of multiple coats (of paint etc.). Full definition →

English coat ← Middle English cote ← Old French cotte
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The story

  1. Proto-Italic*moltos
  2. Latinmultus
  3. Latinmultī
  4. Middle Englishmulti-
  5. Englishmulti-
  6. Proto-Germanic*kuttô
  7. Latincotta
  8. Old Frenchcotte
  9. Middle Englishcote
  10. Englishcoat
  11. English todaymulticoat

From multi- + coat.

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