Where does “resortwear” come from?
resortwear (English) comes from English resort, from French ressort, from French ressortir, from French sortir, from Old French sortir, from Latin sortire, from Latin sors, from Latin legere — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
resortwear (English): Clothing for a resort
Definitions
- Clothing for a resort
Ancestry of “resortwear”, step by step
resortwear traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English resort
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | resort | A place where people go for recreation,... |
| 2 | French | ressort | resilience, elasticity; spring; spirit, energy |
| 3 | French | ressortir | to go or come back out; to go/come out again; to... |
| 4 | French | sortir | to exit, go out, come out; to take out, bring... |
| 5 | Old French | sortir | allot, sort; to go out |
| 6 | Latin | sortire | second-person singular present active imperative... |
| 7 | Latin | sors | anything used to determine chances, lot; a... |
| 8 | Latin | legere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 9 | Latin | legō | to collect, gather, bring together, catch |
| 10 | Latin | lēx | a proposition or motion for a law made to the people by a magistrate, a bill |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | lēg- | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ-s | — |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |
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 |