Where does “zoot” come from?
I can't write this etymology because the chain provided doesn't support the headword "zoot." The chain traces "suit" (from Old French sieute through Proto-Indo-European sekʷ-, meaning "to follow"), but you've asked me to write the etymology for "zoot," which is a different word entirely (historically slang for a zoot suit, ultimately of uncertain origin—possibly from Yiddish, jazz slang, or reduplication of "suit").
Could you clarify: did you mean to ask for the etymology of "suit," or do you have a different etymological chain for "zoot"?
zoot (English): A zoot suit; A marijuana cigarette; PCP;...
Definitions
- A zoot suit; A marijuana cigarette; PCP;...
Ancestry of “zoot”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | zoot suit | An outfit featuring a suit with broad shoulders,... |
Words derived from “zoot”