Where does “corset” come from?

Corset comes from Old French corset, a diminutive of Old French cors, which derives from Latin corpus meaning "body."

corset (English): A woman's foundation garment, reinforced with...

Definitions

  1. A woman's foundation garment, reinforced with...

Ancestry of “corset”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchcorset
2Old Frenchcorsbody

Words derived from “corset

Every word from Old French cors