Where does “skintights” come from?
skintights (English) comes from English skintight, from English tight, from Middle English tight, from Old English þiht.
skintights (English): clothing
Definitions
- clothing
Ancestry of “skintights”, step by step
skintights traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English skintight
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | skintight | Conforming tightly to the body, snug against the... |
| 2 | English | tight | Firmly held together; compact; not loose or open;... |
| 3 | Middle English | tight | — |
| 4 | Old English | þiht | — |
via English S
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | S | The ordinal number nineteenth, derived from this... |