Where does “Adamskostüm” come from?
Adamskostüm (German) comes from German Kostüm, from Ottoman Turkish قوستوم, from French costume, from Italian costume, from Latin cōnsuētūdō, from Latin cōnsuēscō, from Latin suēscō, from Proto-Indo-European swe-dʰh₁-sk- — to do, put, place.
Adamskostüm (German): birthday suit circumlocutory expression for nakedness
Definitions
- birthday suit circumlocutory expression for nakedness
Ancestry of “Adamskostüm”, step by step
Adamskostüm traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Kostüm
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Kostüm | costume |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | قوستوم | — |
| 3 | French | costume | A style of dress characteristic of a particular... |
| 4 | Italian | costume | A custom, habit; A costume; A swimsuit |
| 5 | Latin | cōnsuētūdō | The act of habituating; state of being habituated or accustomed, habituation |
| 6 | Latin | cōnsuēscō | to accustom, inure or habituate, tend to |
| 7 | Latin | suēscō | to become used or accustomed to |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | swe-dʰh₁-sk- | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeh₁- | to do, put, place |