Etymology

surcoat

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Today it means: A loose sleeveless garment worn over a suit of armor, sometimes colored or embroidered with the wearer's coat of arms. Full definition →

Middle English surcote ← Old French surcote
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The story

  1. Old French · derived fromsurcote
  2. Middle English · inherited fromsurcote
  3. English todaysurcoat

From Middle English surcote, from Old French surcote, formed with sur (“over”) and cote (“coat, robe, tunic, overgarment”), respelled based on coat.

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