Where does “cossie” come from?
cossie (English) comes from English costume, from French costume, from Italian costume, from Latin cōnsuētūdō, from Latin cōnsuēscō, from Latin suēscō, from Proto-Indo-European swe-dʰh₁-sk-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.
cossie (English): A swimming costume
Ancestry of “cossie”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | costume | A style of dress, including garments, accessories... |
| 2 | French | costume | A style of dress characteristic of a particular... |
| 3 | Italian | costume | A custom, habit; A costume; A swimsuit |
| 4 | Latin | cōnsuētūdō | — |
| 5 | Latin | cōnsuēscō | — |
| 6 | Latin | suēscō | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | swe-dʰh₁-sk- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeh₁- | to do, put, place |
Words derived from “cossie”