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This list defines many of the words you have heard used for plate armour.
You can discern where many of the words are derived from by studying the list.

Sixteenth-century Suite of Plate.

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You can discern where many of the words are derived from by studying this list

Item  ENGLISH  FRENCH GERMAN ITALIAN SPANISH
1 scull timbre Helmglocke or Kalotte coppo calva
2 visor visiere visier or schembart visiera vista
3 ventail ventail schembart ventaglio ventalle
4 bevor vaviere or mentonniere Bart baviera barbote
5 crest crete Kamm cresta cresteria
6 plume-holder porte-plume or porte-panache Federhalter ? pennachiera penacho
7 nape-guard couvre-nuque nackenschirm gronda cubrenuca
8 gorget colletin kragen goletta gorjal
9 spring-pin piton a ressort federzapfen * *
10 neck-guard garde-collet Klingenbrecher or Brechränder gaurda-goletta bufeta
11 pauldron epauliere achseln spallaccio guardabrazo
12 rerebrace arriere-bras oberarmzeug bracciali brazali
13 lance-rest faucre Rüsthaken resta restra de muelle
14 rondel or besague rondella Schwebescheibe rotellino da bracciale luneta
15 breast (plate) plastron brust petto peto
16 back (plate) dossiere Rücken schiena dos
17 elbow-cop or coude coudiere Ellbogenkachel cubitiera codales
18 vambrace avant-bras unterarmzeug cubitiera codales
19 gauntlet gantelet handschuhe or Mitten or Hentzen mittene manopla
20 taces bracconiere bauchreisen panziera faldaje
21 lion-guard garde-reins Gesässreifen falda faldaje
22 fald or skirt of mail brayette Kettenrock braghetta *
23 tasset tassette beintaschen fiancale escarcela
24 upper cuishe cuissard Oberdiechlinge cosciali quijotes
25 cuishe cuissard unterdiechlinge cosciali quijotes
26 knee-cop genouillere Kniebuckel or  Kniekachel binocchielli guarda o rodillera
27 jamb or greave jambiere or greve Beinröhren gambiera greba
28 solleret or sabbation soleret schuhe scarpe escarpe
29 fan-plate ailerons Flügelchen ? * *

The language accent marks have not been included with many words in this list. 
* No comparative words for these items were available. If you have these words and a reference,
The reference for this list is "The Armour and his Craft from the 9th century to the 16th century" by Charles Ffoulkes 1868-1947. 
Special thanks to P. Keel for providing corrections for some of the German words.

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