Etymology

pourpoint

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Today it means: A quilted military doublet or gambeson worn in the 14th and 15th centuries. Full definition →

Middle English purpoynt ← Anglo-Norman purpoint ← Late Latin perpunctum
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  1. Late Latin · derived fromperpunctum
  2. Anglo-Norman · derived frompurpoint
  3. Middle English · inherited frompurpoynt
  4. English todaypourpoint

From Middle English purpoynt, from Anglo-Norman purpoint, alteration of perpoint, from Late Latin perpunctum, from per- + punctum (“pierced”). The modern spelling is influenced by French pourpoint.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.