Etymology

miniskirt

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Today it means: A short skirt with its hemline well above the knees, generally at mid-thigh level. Full definition →

English skirt ← Middle English skyrte ← Old Norse skyrta
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The story

  1. LatinMinius
  2. Latinminium
  3. Italianminio
  4. Italianminiare
  5. Italianminiatura
  6. Englishminiature
  7. Englishmini-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*(s)ker-der.?
  9. Proto-Germanic*skertaną
  10. Proto-Germanic*skurtaz
  11. Proto-Germanic*skurtijǭ
  12. Old Norseskyrta
  13. Middle Englishskyrte
  14. Englishskirt
  15. English todayminiskirt

From mini- + skirt.

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