Where does “tailordom” come from?
tailordom (English) comes from English tailor, from Middle English taillour, from Anglo-Norman taillour, from Old French taillier, from Latin taliō, from Latin tālis, from Proto-Indo-European tód, from Proto-Indo-European to- — this; that.
tailordom (English): The realm or sphere of tailors; the world of tailoring clothes
Definitions
- The realm or sphere of tailors; the world of tailoring clothes
Ancestry of “tailordom”, step by step
tailordom traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English tailor
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | tailor | A person who makes, repairs, or alters clothes... |
| 2 | Middle English | taillour | tailor |
| 3 | Anglo-Norman | taillour | tailor |
| 4 | Old French | taillier | to cut; to shape |
| 5 | Latin | taliō | punishment equal to the injury sustained; retaliation |
| 6 | Latin | tālis | such |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | tód | demonstrative pronoun; that; it |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | to- | it; that; the, that |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | só | this; that |
via English DOM
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | DOM | Initialism of date of marriage; Initialism of... |
| 2 | English | dominance | The state of being dominant; of prime importance;... |
| 3 | English | -ance | Added to an adjective or verb to form a noun... |
| 4 | Middle English | -aunce | Forms nouns indicating states or processes, usually from verbs or other nouns; -ance |
| 5 | Old French | -ance | ance (suffix used to form nouns) |
| 6 | Latin | -ia | Used to form a feminine abstract noun, usually... |
| 7 | Latin | -ius | forming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -jōs | Forms comparative adjectives |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |