Where does “korsaj” come from?
korsaj (Malay) comes from English corsage, from French corsage, from French -age, from Middle French -age, from Old French -age, from Old Occitan -atge, from Latin -āticum.
korsaj (Malay): corsage: A small bouquet of flowers, originally worn attached to the bodice of a woman's dress
Definitions
- corsage: A small bouquet of flowers, originally worn attached to the bodice of a woman's dress
Ancestry of “korsaj”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | corsage | The size or shape of a person's body; The waist... |
| 2 | French | corsage | body, torso; bodice, corsage; blouse, camisole;... |
| 3 | French | -age | Forming nouns with the sense of "action or result... |
| 4 | Middle French | -age | forms nouns with the sense of "action or result... |
| 5 | Old French | -age | forms nouns with the sense of 'action or result... |
| 6 | Old Occitan | -atge | suffix used to form masculine nouns |
| 7 | Latin | -āticum | — |