half-jacket

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

English half-

Biblical Hebrew עָקַב

Biblical Hebrew יַעֲקֹב (yaʿăqōḇ)bor.

Ancient Greek Ἰακώβ (Iakṓb)

Ancient Greek Ἰάκωβος (Iákōbos)bor.

Latin Iacōbusder.?

Old French jaque

Proto-Indo-European *-tós

Proto-Italic *-tosder.?

Late Latin -ittus

Old French -et

Old French jaquet

Middle French jacquetbor.

English jacket

English half-jacket

From half- + jacket.

Noun

half-jacket (plural half-jackets)

1. A short coat or jacket.
2. (firearms) A short bullet jacket which leaves some of the bullet in contact with the bore.