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[JoJo_Jost]

No, Chiton... I don't dispute it is Greek, but if there is no recorded contemporaneous usage of it in German Manuscripts, it's hard to argue that's the correct interpretation...

That is why I quoted the text by Hieronymus. Although Hieronymus lived much earlier, his works were read by a great many people in the 15th century, particularly, of course, by Christian and other scholars.

And in the passage quoted above, he writes indirectly that the term "camisia" was more commonly used (by soldiers), whilst ‘chiton’ was the term favoured by the educated.

This proves two things:
1. The term was probably in use in the 15th century
2. But most likely amongst educated readers

So if "camisa" became the established term, it was probably because it was frequently used by the general public. However, the author of the charm may well have chosen the scholarly, Greek term, particularly when referring to a saint.