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Where does “タイツ” come from?

タイツ (Japanese) comes from English tights, from English -s, from Middle English -es, from Old English -es, from Proto-Germanic -as, from Proto-Indo-European -ēs, from Proto-Indo-European -ess, from Proto-Indo-European -os — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

タイツ (Japanese): tights; long john bottoms

Definitions

  1. tights; long john bottoms

Ancestry of “タイツ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtightsA close-fitting, sheer or non-sheer skin-tight...
2English-sUsed to form regular plurals of nouns; Used to...
3Middle English-esAlternative form of -yssh; Alternative form of...
4Old English-espossessive marker, indicating that an object...
5Proto-Germanic-as—
6Proto-Indo-European-ēsPrimarily forms adjectival bahuvrīhi compounds
7Proto-Indo-European-ess—
8Proto-Indo-European-osCreates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...
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