Etymology of the English word corset
the English word
corsetderived from the Old French word
corsetderived from the Old French word
corsderived from the Classical Latin word
corpus (body; person, self; substantial, material, concrete object)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*kʷrep-using the French suffix
-etDate
The earliest known usage of corset in English dates from the 14th century.
Derivations in English
corseted,
corsetingCognates
Dutch
korset, French
corset, German
Korsett, Norwegian
korsett, Swedish
korsettUsage
Word found in Modern English
