chiton

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a woolen tunic worn by men and women in ancient Greece
  2. noun primitive elongated bilaterally symmetrical marine mollusk having a mantle covered with eight calcareous plates

Etymology

From Ancient Greek χιτών (khitṓn, “tunic”), from a Central Semitic *kittan, from the Akkadian 𒌆𒃰 (kitû, literally “flax, linen”), from Sumerian 𒄑𒃰 (kitû [GIŠ.GADA]).

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