Where does “underwired” come from?
underwired (English) comes from English wired, from English wire, from Middle English wir, from Old English wīr, from English myrtle, from Old French myrte, from Latin myrtus, from Ancient Greek μύρτος.
underwired (English): Fitted with wiring or straps to provide better...
Definitions
- Fitted with wiring or straps to provide better...
Ancestry of “underwired”, step by step
underwired traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English wired
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | wired | Equipped with wires, so as to connect to a power... |
| 2 | English | wire | Metal formed into a thin, even thread, now... |
| 3 | Middle English | wir | — |
| 4 | Old English | wīr | wire, metal thread, wire-ornament |
| 5 | English | myrtle | An evergreen shrub or small tree of the genus... |
| 6 | Old French | myrte | — |
| 7 | Latin | myrtus | myrtle |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | μύρτος | myrtle; twig or spray of myrtle |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | μυρίκη | tamarisk |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | -ίκη | — |
via English underwire
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | underwire | A semicircular wire placed in a bra to support... |
| 2 | English | under- | Beneath, under |
| 3 | English | under | In or at a lower level than; As a subject of;... |
| 4 | Middle English | under | under |
| 5 | Old English | under | under, beneath |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | under | among, between; under, beneath; under |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁entér | between |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁en | in; in, inside |