myEtymology.com: English etymology of jockstrap

Etymology of the English word jockstrap

the English word jockstrap

derived from the English word slang

derived from the English word strap

derived from the English word strop

derived from the Latin word stroppus (garter)

derived from the Greek word strophos, στρόφος, στρόϕος

derived from the Greek word strephein, στρέφειν, στρέϕω, στρέφω

derived from the Greek word strophein

derived from the English word jock

derived from the English word jockey

derived from the Diminutive word of Scots Jock

derived from the Scots word Jack

The earliest known usage of jockstrap in English dates from the 20th century.

Word found in Modern English