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Etymology
Dictionary
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Origin and Etymology of the word
TAILOR.
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From An Etymology
Dictionary of the English Language, by Walter W. Skeat, 1893 |
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TAILOR,
one who cuts out and makes cloth garments. (F.,—L.)
Properly 'a cutter.' M. E. tailor, taylor, Rob. of Glouc. lp.
313, l. 5.—O. F. tailleor, later tailleur, 'a cutter;' Cot.—F.
tailler, to cut.—F. taille, an incision, a slitting.—Lat.
talea, a thin rod, stick; also a cutting, slip, layer; an agricultural
word. See Diez, who cites from Nonius, 4. 473; 'taleas
scissiones lignorum vel præsegmina Varro dicit de re rust. lib. I.; nam etiam
nunc rustica voce intertaleare dicitur dividere vel exscindere ramum.'
This verb intertaleare is preserved in the Span. entretallar, to
slash. Root unknown. Der. tailor-ing. And
see tally, de-tail, en-tail, re-tail.
ADDENDA
Anglo-F. taillour,
Stat. of the Realm, i. 312, an. 1351.
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| Etymology
Dictionary Index |
| A, B,
C, D, E,
F, G, H,
I, J, K,
L, M, N,
O, P, Q,
R, S, T,
U, V, W,
X, Y, Z
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| Key |
| Arab.=Arabic. |
| A.S.=Anglo
Saxon. |
| Bavar.=Bavarian |
| Bohem.=Bohemian. |
| C.=Celtic,
used as a general term for Irish, Gaelic, Welsh, Breton,
Cornish, &c. |
| Corn.=Cornish. |
| Dan.=Danish. |
| Du.=Dutch |
| E.=English. |
| E.E.=Early
English. |
| Europ.=European. |
| F.=French. |
| G.=German. |
| Gk.=Greek. |
| Goth.=Gothic. |
| Icel.=Icelandic. |
| Ital.=Italian. |
| L. or
Lat.=Latin. |
| Lith.
& Lithuan.=Lithuanian. |
| M.E.=Middle
English. |
| M.F.=Middle
French |
| M.H.G.=Middle
High German. |
| Norw.=Norwegian. |
| O.F.=Old
French. |
| O.H.G.=Old
High German. |
| Pers.=Persian. |
| Port.=Portuguese. |
| Scand.=Scandinavian,
used as a general term for Icelandic, Swedish, Danish,
&c. |
| Sc.=Scottish. |
| Skt.=Sanskrit. |
| Span.=Spanish. |
| Swed.=Sweish. |
| Teut.=Teutonic |
| Turk.=Turkish. |
| W.=Welsh. |
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