Where does “negligee” come from?
negligee (Finnish) comes from French négligée, from French négligé, from French négliger, from Italian negligere, from Spanish negligir, from Latin negligere, from Latin negligo, from Latin neglego — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
negligee (Finnish): négligée, nightie woman's loose-fitting nightgown, especially when short, lacy and/or revealing
Definitions
- négligée, nightie woman's loose-fitting nightgown, especially when short, lacy and/or revealing
Ancestry of “negligee”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | négligée | feminine singular of négligé; feminine singular... |
| 2 | French | négligé | négligée; neglected; slovenly |
| 3 | French | négliger | to neglect; to ignore |
| 4 | Italian | negligere | to neglect to do something, neglect to take... |
| 5 | Spanish | negligir | to neglect |
| 6 | Latin | negligere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 7 | Latin | negligo | Alternative form of neglegō |
| 8 | Latin | neglego | I neglect, overlook, pass over; I am indifferent... |
| 9 | Latin | neclego | — |
| 10 | Latin | lego | I choose, select, appoint; I collect, gather,... |
| 11 | Latin | lex | a proposition or motion for a law made to the... |
| 12 | Proto-Italic | lēg- | — |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ-s | — |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |