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Moccasin

2 stages from Powhatan (Algonquian) to English.

Today it means a soft leather shoe traditionally made and worn by Native Americans
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Stage 1 of 2
mockasin
Powhatan (Algonquian) · pre-1600s
"a soft leather shoe"
a soft leather shoe made from a single piece of hide
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Stage 2 of 2
moccasin
English · 1600s
"a soft, flat leather shoe"
adopted by English colonists in Virginia
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