Where does “cozzie” come from?
cozzie (English) comes from English cossie, 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- — to do, put, place.
cozzie (English): A swimming costume
Definitions
- A swimming costume
Ancestry of “cozzie”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | cossie | A swimming costume |
| 2 | English | costume | A style of dress, including garments, accessories... |
| 3 | French | costume | A style of dress characteristic of a particular... |
| 4 | Italian | costume | A custom, habit; A costume; A swimsuit |
| 5 | Latin | cōnsuētūdō | The act of habituating; state of being habituated or accustomed, habituation |
| 6 | Latin | cōnsuēscō | to accustom, inure or habituate, tend to |
| 7 | Latin | suēscō | to become used or accustomed to |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | swe-dʰh₁-sk- | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeh₁- | to do, put, place |