Etymology

citywear

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Today it means: Clothing to be worn in the city. Full definition →

English wear ← Middle English weren ← Old English werian
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ḱey-
  2. Proto-Italic*keiwis
  3. Latinceivis
  4. Latinceivitās
  5. Late Latincīvitātem (city)
  6. Old Frenchcitet
  7. Middle Englishcite
  8. Englishcity
  9. Proto-Indo-European*wes-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*woséyeti
  11. Proto-Germanic*wazjaną
  12. Proto-West Germanic*waʀjan
  13. Old Englishwerian
  14. Middle Englishweren
  15. Englishwear
  16. English todaycitywear

From city + -wear.

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