Talk:Chemise
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[edit] Origin of smock-frock?
I have seen sources that suggest the heavy linen smock-frock evolved from the chemise, but I suspect the medieval frock (an outer garment) is a more likely source. Do we have any scholarly research to back this up one way or the other? PKM 01:14, 6 Jun 2005 (UTC)
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[edit] Etymology
The article currently states:
- Chemise is a French term (which today simply means shirt). This is a cognate of the Italian word camicia, and the Spanish / Portuguese word camisa (subsequently borrowed by Hindi / Urdu), all deriving ultimately from the Arabic qamĩṣ.
But I find the idea of an Arabic origin suspect, given that the word already shows up in Late (but still firmly ancient) Latin as camisia.[1] --Iustinus 18:35, August 21, 2007 (UTC).
- The OED agrees with you and doesn't mention Arabic at all. I've corrected the etymology accordingly. Vashti 21:45, 8 October 2007 (UTC)
