Middle English chip lies behind French chipe, then chiffe and chiffon. English later borrowed the French fabric name.
The ordering ends with French chiffon. The later English borrowing has the same spelling and is shown separately in the reveal.
Sources
- Merriam-Webster: chiffon
Noun Word History traces the French forms back to Middle English chip.
- Centre National de Ressources Textuelles et Lexicales · chiffe
Meanings of the older forms on the word path.
- Cambridge Dictionary · chiffon
Meanings of the older forms on the word path.