Where does “prêt-à-porter” come from?
prêt-à-porter (English) comes from French prêt-à-porter, from English ready-to-wear, from English ready, from Middle English redy, from Middle English irēd, from Old English rǣde, from Proto-Germanic garaidijaz, from Proto-Germanic raidijaz — to care.
prêt-à-porter (English): ready-to-wear
Ancestry of “prêt-à-porter”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | prêt-à-porter | ready-to-wear clothing, off-the-rack clothing,... |
| 2 | English | ready-to-wear | Describing apparel that does not need any... |
| 3 | English | ready | Prepared for immediate action or use; Inclined;... |
| 4 | Middle English | redy | ready |
| 5 | Middle English | irēd | — |
| 6 | Old English | rǣde | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | garaidijaz | Alternative form of *garaidaz; arranged, ready |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | raidijaz | Alternative form of *raidaz |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | raidaz | ready, arranged, prepared |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂reh₁dʰ- | to care |