Etymology

soutane

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Today it means: A long gown with sleeves and buttons at the front, particularly when worn by Roman Catholic clerics. Full definition →

French soutane ← Italian sottana ← Latin subtana
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  1. Latin · derived fromsubtana
  2. Italian · derived fromsottana
  3. French · borrowed fromsoutane
  4. English todaysoutane

Borrowed from French soutane, from Italian sottana, from Latin subtana, from subtus (“below, beneath”), from sub (“under”).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.