Where does “korset” come from?
korset (Dutch) comes from French corset, from Old French -et, from Latin -ātus, from Proto-Italic -ātos, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂tos.
korset (Dutch): A corset, tight undergarment; A medieval...
Definitions
- A corset, tight undergarment; A medieval...
Ancestry of “korset”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | French | corset | corset |
| 2 | Old French | -et | Used to form a diminutive, masculine noun;... |
| 3 | Latin | -ātus | — |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | -ātos | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂tos | — |