Where does “dinnerwear” come from?
dinnerwear (English) comes from English dinner, from Middle English dyner, from Old French disner, from Vulgar Latin disiuno, from Latin disieiūnāre, from Latin iēiūnō, from Latin iēiūnus, from Latin iaiūnus — to sacrifice.
dinnerwear (English): Formalwear to be worn for dinner
Definitions
- Formalwear to be worn for dinner
Ancestry of “dinnerwear”, step by step