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
Ancestry of “cozzie”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 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 | — |
| 6 | Latin | cōnsuēscō | — |
| 7 | Latin | suēscō | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | swe-dʰh₁-sk- | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeh₁- | to do, put, place |