Etymology

sartorial

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Today it means: Of or relating to the tailoring of clothing. Full definition →

New Latin sartorius ← Late Latin sartor ← Latin sarcire
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The story

  1. Latin · derived fromsarcire“to patch, mend”
  2. Late Latin · derived fromsartor“tailor”
  3. New Latin · derived fromsartorius“pertaining to a tailor”
  4. English todaysartorial

From New Latin sartorius (“pertaining to a tailor”), from Late Latin sartor (“tailor”), from Latin sarcire (“to patch, mend”) + -ial.

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