English
alépine
Alépine comes from French alépin ‘Aleppine’, and goes back to Arabic حَلَب.
- Arabicc. 500–presentحَلَب
- Ottoman Turkishc. 1300–1928حلبhaleb
- Frenchc. 1600–presentAlep
- French, derivedc. 1600–presentalépinas alépine‘Aleppine’
- Englishtodayalépine
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history not traced here.
Lineage
- Arabicc. 500–presentحَلَب
- Ottoman Turkishc. 1300–1928حلبhaleb
- Frenchc. 1600–presentAlep
- French, derivedc. 1600–presentalépinas alépine‘Aleppine’
- Englishtodayalépine
Every English word from Arabic حَلَب
Today it means
noun mixed wool and silk or mohair and cotton fabric
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Arabic حَلَب / alépine