Where does “fursuiting” come from?
fursuiting (English) comes from English fursuit, from English suit, from Middle English sute, from Anglo-Norman suite, from Vulgar Latin sequita, from Latin sequor, from Proto-Italic sekʷōr, from Proto-Indo-European sékʷetor — to follow; to see; to say.
fursuiting (English): The act of wearing a fursuit; present participle...
Definitions
- The act of wearing a fursuit; present participle...
Ancestry of “fursuiting”, step by step
fursuiting traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English fursuit
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | fursuit | An animal outfit used in the furry subculture; To... |
| 2 | English | suit | A set of clothes to be worn together, now... |
| 3 | Middle English | sute | Clothes or clothing; especially those that match;... |
| 4 | Anglo-Norman | suite | pursuit |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | sequita | — |
| 6 | Latin | sequor | I follow, come or go after |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | sekʷōr | follow, come/go after |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sékʷetor | to be following |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | sekʷ- | to follow; to see; to say |
via English ing
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ing | A meadow, especially a low meadow near a river;... |
| 2 | Middle English | ing | — |
| 3 | Old English | ing | meadow, water meadow, ing |
| 4 | Old Norse | eng | meadow |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | angijō | A low lying meadow in a valley or near a river |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énkos | curve, bend |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -os | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;... |