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tunic

Latin tunica may be the same Semitic 'linen garment' word as Greek khitṓn (Hebrew kuttōnet, Joseph's coat) with the consonants rearranged. That is a respectable but unproven idea, and an Etruscan source has also been suggested; from Latin it reached Old Irish, Old English and every Romance language.

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From Latin to Old Irish, Irish

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From Latin to Spanish

From Latin to Portuguese

From Latin to German

From Old French to Russian

800 BCEBiblical Hebrew

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tunic

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