Where does “speedos” come from?
speedos (English) comes from English Speedos, from English Speedo, from English speedometer, from English -meter, from French mètre, from Latin metrum, from Ancient Greek μέτρον, from Ancient Greek -τρον — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
speedos (English): plural of speedo; A men′s tight fitting brief...
Definitions
- plural of speedo; A men′s tight fitting brief...
Ancestry of “speedos”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Speedos | A tight-fitting brief or bikini style swimsuit;... |
| 2 | English | Speedo | A tight-fitting swimsuit, especially commonly... |
| 3 | English | speedometer | A device that measures, and indicates the current... |
| 4 | English | -meter | Used to form the names of measuring devices |
| 5 | French | mètre | metre/meter; first-person singular present... |
| 6 | Latin | metrum | a measure |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | μέτρον | something used to measure: measure, rule, weight;... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | -τρον | Forms instrument nouns |
| 9 | Proto-Hellenic | -tron | Forms instrument nouns from verb stems |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -trom | Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -tḗr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |