Etymograph

English

falda

Falda comes from Italian falda ‘layer, stratum’.

  1. Italianc. 1300–presentfalda‘layer, stratum’
  2. Englishtodaysame form

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Earlier history uncertain.

Lineage

  1. Italianc. 1300–presentfalda‘layer, stratum’
  2. Englishtodaysame form

Every English word from Italian falda

Today it means

noun A white silk vestment worn by the pope, which is a long skirt, worn over the cassock, extending beneath the hem of the alb, reaching to the ground.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Italian falda / falda

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