English

greycoat

From grey + coat.

A compound of grey + coat

Proto-Germanic *grēwaz ‘grey’

Proto-West Germanic *grāu ‘grey’

Old English grēġ ‘grey’

Middle English grey ‘grey’

English grey

Proto-Germanic *kuttô ‘cowl, woolen cloth, coat’

Latin cotta ‘undercoat, tunic’

Old French cote ‘outer garment with sleeves’

Middle English cote ‘coat’

English coat

Today it means

noun —

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

Etymograph / greycoat