Where does “costume” come from?
costume (Romanian) comes from Romanian costum, 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.
costume (Romanian): plural of costum
Definitions
- plural of costum
Ancestry of “costume”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | costum | suit; outfit; costume |
| 2 | French | costume | A style of dress characteristic of a particular... |
| 3 | Italian | costume | A custom, habit; A costume; A swimsuit |
| 4 | Latin | cōnsuētūdō | The act of habituating; state of being habituated or accustomed, habituation |
| 5 | Latin | cōnsuēscō | to accustom, inure or habituate, tend to |
| 6 | Latin | suēscō | to become used or accustomed to |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | swe-dʰh₁-sk- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeh₁- | to do, put, place |