Where does “promwear” come from?
promwear (English) comes from English prom, from English promenade, from French promenade, from French promener, from Middle French pourmener, from Old French pormener, from Old French por, from Late Latin pōr — to fit, to fix, to put together.
promwear (English): Clothing to be worn at a prom
Definitions
- Clothing to be worn at a prom
Ancestry of “promwear”, step by step
promwear traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English prom
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | prom | a promenade concert; promenade; a formal ball... |
| 2 | English | promenade | A prom; A walk taken for pleasure, display, or... |
| 3 | French | promenade | walk; stroll |
| 4 | French | promener | to walk (leisurely), to go for a walk, to stroll |
| 5 | Middle French | pourmener | to walk |
| 6 | Old French | pormener | to walk |
| 7 | Old French | por | for |
| 8 | Late Latin | pōr | — |
| 9 | Latin | prō | for |
| 10 | Latin | ratus | considered, having been considered; established,... |
| 11 | Latin | rēōr | to reckon, calculate |
| 12 | Proto-Italic | rēōr | to reckon, to calculate; to think, to deem, to... |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂reh₁- | to think, reason; to arrange |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂er- | to fit, to fix, to put together |
via English Wear
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Wear | The cities of Durham and Sunderland are situated upon its grand banks |
| 2 | Middle English | weren | Plural past indicative form of been; Plural... |
| 3 | Old English | werian | to wear; to defend, protect |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | waʀjan | to clothe |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | warjaną | to ward off, to defend against; to thwart, to... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wēr- | true |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |