Where does “underbust” come from?
underbust (English) comes from English bust, from French buste, from Italian busto, from Latin bustum, from Latin urere, from Latin uro, from Proto-Italic ouzō, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ews- — to burn.
underbust (English): Below the bust; A corset that begins just under...
Definitions
- Below the bust; A corset that begins just under...
Ancestry of “underbust”, step by step
underbust traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English bust
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | bust | A sculptural portrayal of a person's head and... |
| 2 | French | buste | bust, torso; bust |
| 3 | Italian | busto | tomb, grave; cadaver, corpse; bust |
| 4 | Latin | bustum | A burial mound, tomb; A place for burning funeral... |
| 5 | Latin | urere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 6 | Latin | uro | I burn, consume, inflame; to rage, to ravage |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | ouzō | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ews- | to burn |