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Where does “perizomata” come from?

perizomata (Italian) comes from Italian perizoma, from Latin perizoma, from Ancient Greek περίζωμα, from Ancient Greek περῐ-, from New Latin helium, from Ancient Greek Ἥλιος, from Ancient Greek τύπος, from Ancient Greek τύπτω — to push, to hit.

perizomata (Italian): A woman who wears a thong

Definitions

  1. A woman who wears a thong

Ancestry of “perizomata”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ItalianperizomaG-string, thong; loincloth
2Latinperizomagirdle; loincloth; apron
3Ancient GreekπερίζωμαA loincloth worn around the waist
4Ancient Greekπερῐ-around; very; round about
5New Latinheliumhelium
6Ancient GreekἭλιοςsun
7Ancient GreekτύποςA blow, pressing; The results of a blow: mark,...
8Ancient Greekτύπτωto beat, strike, smite; to beat, strike oneself
9Proto-Indo-European(s)tewp-to push, to stick
10Proto-Indo-European(s)tew-to push, to hit
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