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Where does “Kostüm” come from?

Kostüm (German) comes 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-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.

Kostüm (German): costume

Definitions

  1. costume

Ancestry of “Kostüm”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishقوستوم—
2FrenchcostumeA style of dress characteristic of a particular...
3ItaliancostumeA custom, habit; A costume; A swimsuit
4Latincōnsuētūdō—
5Latincōnsuēscō—
6Latinsuēscō—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanswe-dʰh₁-sk-—
8Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place
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