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From Ukrainian кіт (kit, “tomcat”).

From Middle English kyt, kytt, kytte, from Middle Dutch kitte (“a wooden vessel made of hooped staves”). Related to Dutch kit (“tankard”) (see below). The further etymology is unknown. Perhaps from Proto-Germanic *kitjō-, *kut-, which would be related to the root of Dutch kot (“ramshackle house”), itself of non-Indo-European origin. The transfer of meaning to the contents of a soldier's knapsack dates to the late 18th century, extended use of any collection of necessaries used for travelling dates to the first half of the 19th century. The further widening of the sense to a collection of parts sold for the buyer to assemble emerges in American English in the mid 20th century.

[Alt: A young red fox emerging from a burrow, looking at the camera] A short form of kitten or kitling. From the 16th century, spelled kytte, kitt. From the 19th century also extended to other young animals (beaver, fox, mink, muskrat, etc.), and to a species of small fox (kit fox). Later usage (for other animals) perhaps influenced by chit.

16th century, perhaps from cithara.

Borrowed from German kitte, Kütte (“flock of doves”) (circa 1880).

83 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Bulgarian: бъчва (bǎčva) — circular wooden vessel
• Dutch: ton — circular wooden vessel
• Finnish: saavi — circular wooden vessel
• Finnish: kiulu — circular wooden vessel
• Georgian: კასრი (ḳasri) — circular wooden vessel
• Hungarian: fabödön — circular wooden vessel
• Hungarian: favödör — circular wooden vessel
• Dutch: mand — kind of basket made from straw of rushes
• Hungarian: halaskosár — kind of basket made from straw of rushes
• Bulgarian: снаряжение (snarjaženie) — equipment of a soldier
• Czech: výstroj — equipment of a soldier
• Czech: výzbroj — equipment of a soldier
• Danish: udrustning — equipment of a soldier
• Dutch: uitrusting — equipment of a soldier
• Finnish: pakkaus — equipment of a soldier
• Georgian: აღჭურვილობა (aɣč̣urviloba) — equipment of a soldier
• Georgian: აღკაზმულობა (aɣḳazmuloba) — equipment of a soldier
• Hungarian: felszerelés — equipment of a soldier
• Hungarian: szerelvény — equipment of a soldier
• Hungarian: holmi — equipment of a soldier
• Hungarian: cókmók — equipment of a soldier
• Italian: armamentario — equipment of a soldier
• Italian: equipaggiamento — equipment of a soldier
• Polish: rynsztunek — equipment of a soldier
• Portuguese: equipamento — equipment of a soldier
• Portuguese: equipagem — equipment of a soldier
• Russian: снаряже́ние (snarjažénije) — equipment of a soldier
• Russian: экипиро́вка (ekipiróvka) — equipment of a soldier
• Swedish: utrustning — equipment of a soldier
• Swedish: persedlar — equipment of a soldier
• Bulgarian: екипировка (ekipirovka) — collection of items needed for a specific purpose
• Czech: výbava — collection of items needed for a specific purpose
• Czech: sada — collection of items needed for a specific purpose
• Czech: souprava — collection of items needed for a specific purpose
• Danish: udstyr — collection of items needed for a specific purpose
• Dutch: set — collection of items needed for a specific purpose
• Finnish: tarvikkeet — collection of items needed for a specific purpose
• French: trousse — collection of items needed for a specific purpose
• French: ensemble — collection of items needed for a specific purpose
• French: jeu — collection of items needed for a specific purpose
• Georgian: კომპლექტი (ḳomṗlekṭi) — collection of items needed for a specific purpose
• Georgian: ნაკრები (naḳrebi) — collection of items needed for a specific purpose
• Georgian: აღჭურვილობა (aɣč̣urviloba) — collection of items needed for a specific purpose
• Georgian: აღკაზმულობა (aɣḳazmuloba) — collection of items needed for a specific purpose
• Hungarian: készlet — collection of items needed for a specific purpose
• Hungarian: szerszámkészlet — collection of items needed for a specific purpose
• Hungarian: szerszámláda — collection of items needed for a specific purpose
• Hungarian: egységcsomag — collection of items needed for a specific purpose
• Hungarian: felszerelés — collection of items needed for a specific purpose
• Italian: armamentario — collection of items needed for a specific purpose
• Polish: rynsztunek — collection of items needed for a specific purpose
• Portuguese: kit — collection of items needed for a specific purpose
• Portuguese: jogo — collection of items needed for a specific purpose
• Russian: компле́кт (komplékt) — collection of items needed for a specific purpose
• Russian: набо́р (nabór) — collection of items needed for a specific purpose
• Russian: снаряже́ние (snarjažénije) — collection of items needed for a specific purpose
• Russian: обору́дование (oborúdovanije) — collection of items needed for a specific purpose
• Spanish: juego — collection of items needed for a specific purpose
• Spanish: enselle — collection of items needed for a specific purpose
• Bulgarian: комплект (komplekt) — collection of parts sold for the buyer to assemble
• Finnish: -sarja — collection of parts sold for the buyer to assemble
• Finnish: rakennussarja — collection of parts sold for the buyer to assemble
• Finnish: pakkaus — collection of parts sold for the buyer to assemble
• Hungarian: készlet — collection of parts sold for the buyer to assemble
• Hungarian: csomag — collection of parts sold for the buyer to assemble
• Hungarian: lapra szerelt áru — collection of parts sold for the buyer to assemble
• Hungarian: szett — collection of parts sold for the buyer to assemble
• Italian: confezione — collection of parts sold for the buyer to assemble
• Portuguese: kit — collection of parts sold for the buyer to assemble
• Spanish: kit — collection of parts sold for the buyer to assemble
• Spanish: juego — collection of parts sold for the buyer to assemble
• Bulgarian: екип (ekip) — set of clothing, accessories and equipment worn by players
• Czech: dres — set of clothing, accessories and equipment worn by players
• Danish: dragt — set of clothing, accessories and equipment worn by players
• Finnish: peliasu — set of clothing, accessories and equipment worn by players
• Hungarian: szerelés — set of clothing, accessories and equipment worn by players
• Hungarian: öltözék — set of clothing, accessories and equipment worn by players
• Hungarian: mez — set of clothing, accessories and equipment worn by players
• Norwegian Bokmål: drakt — set of clothing, accessories and equipment worn by players
• Norwegian Nynorsk: drakt — set of clothing, accessories and equipment worn by players
• Bulgarian: комплект (komplekt) — full software distribution
• Hungarian: csomag — full software distribution
• Hungarian: szoftvercsomag — full software distribution