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Where does “waistcoated” come from?

waistcoated (English) comes from English waistcoat, from English waist, from Middle English wast, from Latin vāstitās, from Latin -tās, from Proto-Indo-European -teh₂ts, from Proto-Indo-European -teh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -tós — Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems.

waistcoated (English): Wearing a waistcoat

Definitions

  1. Wearing a waistcoat

Ancestry of “waistcoated”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishwaistcoatAn ornamental garment worn under a doublet; A...
2EnglishwaistThe part of the body between the pelvis and the...
3Middle EnglishwastSecond-person singular past indicative form of...
4Latinvāstitās—
5Latin-tās—
6Proto-Indo-European-teh₂tsUsed to form nouns representing state of being
7Proto-Indo-European-teh₂Used to form nouns representing state of being
8Proto-Indo-European-tósCreates verbal adjectives from verb stems

Words derived from “waistcoated”

  • unwaistcoated
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