Where does “suit” come from?
Suit comes from Middle English sute, from Old French sieute, from Proto-Germanic sōtą, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ-, meaning to follow or pursue.
suit (English): A set of clothes to be worn together, now...
Definitions
- A set of clothes to be worn together, now...
Ancestry of “suit”, step by step
suit traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle English sute
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | sute | Clothes or clothing; especially those that match;... |
| 2 | Anglo-Norman | suite | pursuit |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | sequita | — |
| 4 | Latin | sequor | I follow, come or go after |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | sekʷōr | follow, come/go after |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sékʷetor | to be following |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sekʷ- | to follow; to see; to say |
via Thai ชุด
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thai | ชุด | set a number of things or persons grouped or belonging together, often forming a unit or having certain features or characteristics in common |