Where does “outseam” come from?
outseam (English) comes from English seam, from Middle English seem, from Old English sēam, from Proto-West Germanic saum, from Late Latin sauma, from Latin sagma, from Ancient Greek σάγμα, from Ancient Greek σάττω — to press, squeeze; to squeeze, press, pressure.
outseam (English): The seam of a trouser up the outside of the leg
Definitions
- The seam of a trouser up the outside of the leg
Ancestry of “outseam”, step by step
outseam traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English seam
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | seam | A folded-back and stitched piece of fabric;... |
| 2 | Middle English | seem | A seam in fabric |
| 3 | Old English | sēam | seam; a burden |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | saum | stitch, seam, hem, edge; a load, burden;... |
| 5 | Late Latin | sauma | packsaddle; burden saddle, burden |
| 6 | Latin | sagma | saddle |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | σάγμα | A covering, a clothing; the covering of a shield;... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | σάττω | to stuff quite full, cram, pack; to press close,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | twenk- | to press, squeeze; to squeeze, press, pressure |