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Where does “corsage” come from?

corsage (French) comes from French -age, from Middle French -age, from Old French -age, from Old Occitan -atge, from Latin -āticum.

corsage (French): body, torso; bodice, corsage; blouse, camisole;...

Definitions

  1. body, torso; bodice, corsage; blouse, camisole;...

Ancestry of “corsage”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1French-ageForming nouns with the sense of "action or result...
2Middle French-ageforms nouns with the sense of "action or result...
3Old French-ageforms nouns with the sense of 'action or result...
4Old Occitan-atgesuffix used to form masculine nouns
5Latin-āticum—

Words derived from “corsage”

  • corsage
  • корсаж
  • コサージュ
  • コルサージュ
  • korsajo
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