Etymology

wingsuit

W4I1N1G2S1U1I1T1

Today it means: A special jumpsuit, used in extreme sports like a parachute, which adds surface area to the wearer's body to create lift. Full definition →

English suit ← Middle English sute ← Anglo-Norman suite
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  1. Englishwing
  2. Proto-Indo-European*sekʷ-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*sékʷetor
  4. Proto-Italic*sekʷōr
  5. Vulgar Latinsequor, sequi
  6. Vulgar Latin*sequere
  7. Vulgar Latin*sequita
  8. Old Frenchsiute
  9. Anglo-Normansuite
  10. Middle Englishsute
  11. Englishsuit
  12. English todaywingsuit

From wing + suit.

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