Etymology

costume

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Today it means: A style of dress, including garments, accessories and hairstyle, especially as characteristic of a particular country, period or people. Full definition →

French costume ← Italian costume ← Latin consuētūdō
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  1. French · borrowed fromcostumer
  2. Latin · derived fromconsuētūdō“custom, habit”
  3. Italian · derived fromcostume
  4. French · borrowed fromcostume
  5. English todaycostume

Borrowed from French costume, from Italian costume, from Latin consuētūdō (“custom, habit”). Doublet of consuetude, custom, and kastom. Verb circa 1802, perhaps modelled on French costumer.

Words from the same roots

Latinconsuētūdō all →

consuetudeconsuetudinal

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