Etymology

oilcloth

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Today it means: A fabric or cloth treated on one side with a waterproof covering, especially one made from linseed oil etc.; used for flooring, tablecloths, kitchen shelves and sometimes furniture covering. Full definition →

English cloth ← Middle English oyle ← Old French oile
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The story

  1. Proto-Hellenic*élaiwon
  2. Ancient Greekἔλαιον (élaion)
  3. Latinoleum
  4. Latinolea
  5. Old Frenchoile
  6. Middle Englishoyle
  7. Englishoil
  8. Englishcloth
  9. English todayoilcloth

From oil + cloth.

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