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Where does “peignoir” come from?

peignoir (English) comes from French peignoir, from French -oir, from Latin -ere, from Proto-Italic -ezi, from Ancient Greek -ίζειν, from Ancient Greek -ίζω, from Proto-Hellenic -íďďō, from Proto-Indo-European -idyéti — he, she.

peignoir (English): A long outer garment for women, usually sheer and...

Definitions

  1. A long outer garment for women, usually sheer and...

Ancestry of “peignoir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchpeignoircape; bathrobe; nightdress
2French-oirA suffix used on verbs to form masculine words...
3Latin-ereinfinitive forming suffix; second-person singular...
4Proto-Italic-ezi—
5Ancient Greek-ίζεινpresent active infinitive of -ίζω; -ize
6Ancient Greek-ίζωUsed to form verbs from nouns, adjectives and...
7Proto-Hellenic-íďďō—
8Proto-Indo-European-idyéti—
9Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
10Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
11Chichewaiyehe, she
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