Etymology of the English word dress
the English word
dressderived from the Old French word
drecierderived from the Latin root
*directiarederived from the Latin word
directus (person given rights by direct procedure; steep; level; open; straight, not curved; moving straight forward; vertical, upright, perpendicular)
derived from the Latin word
dirigere (arrange, set in line, direction; direct , turn; mark, fix; demarcate; point; direct)
derived from the New Latin word
di-derived from the Greek word
di-, δι-, δί-
derived from the Greek word
dis, δίς (double; twice)
derived from the Latin word
rigere (be stiff or numb; stand on end; be solidified)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*reig-Date
The earliest known usage of dress in English dates from the 14th century.
Derivations in English
coatdress,
dressmaker,
dressy,
headdress,
nightdress,
overdress,
redress,
sundress,
underdress,
undress,
housedress,
dressing,
undressed,
dresser,
dressedDerivations in other languages
Romanian
dresCognates
Dutch
dresseren, German
dressieren, Norwegian
dressere, Swedish
dresseraUsage
Word found in Modern English
