jacket的词源

英文词源

jacket (n.)

mid-15c., "short garment for men," from Middle French jaquet "short coat with sleeves," diminutive of Old French jaque, a kind of tunic, probably from Jacque, the male proper name, also the generic name of a French peasant (see jacquerie), but possibly associated with jaque (de mailles) "short, tight-fitting coat," originally "coat of mail," from Spanish jaco, from Arabic shakk "breastplate." Iakke "a short, close-fitting stuffed or quilted tunic, often serving as a defensive garment" is attested in English from late 14c., and by c. 1400 was being used for "woman's short tunic." Meaning "paper wrapper of a book" is first attested 1894.

中文词源

jacket：夹克

jack,即Jack,-et,小词后缀。即小Jack,用于指这种衣服。另一种说法是来自古法语Jacque,人名Jack的法语形式，在古法语时为农民常用名，代指法国农民，即农民伯伯的衣服。

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jacket：短上衣

jacket可以一直追溯到法语人名Jacques。在古法语中农民穿的长罩衫称作jaque，jacket即来自jaque的指小形式ja(c)quet／jaquette（短罩衫），故指“短上衣”。英语里有好几个jack，其中之一意指中世纪时步兵穿在铠甲上的外衣，究其根源也源自同一法语词jaque，所以jacket也可以说是这个jack的指小形式。