miniskirt
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miniskirt
- /ˈmɪnɪskəːt/ UK
Where it comes from
Etymology tree
Paleo-Hispanicbor.
Latin Minius
Proto-Indo-European *-om
Proto-Italic *-om
Latin -um
Latin minium
Italian minio
Proto-Indo-European *-h₂
Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂
Proto-Indo-European *-yéti
Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti
Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu.
Proto-Italic *-ājō
Proto-Italic *-āō
Latin -ō
Italian -are
Italian miniare
Proto-Indo-European *-tew-?
Proto-Indo-European *-r-eh₂?
Latin -tūra
Italian -tura
Italian miniaturabor.
English miniature
English mini-
Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker-der.?
Proto-Germanic *skertaną
Proto-Germanic *skurtaz
Proto-Germanic *skurtijǭ
Old Norse skyrtabor.
Middle English skyrte
English skirt
English miniskirt
From mini- + skirt.
noun miniskirts · mini-skirt · mini skirt
- A short skirt with its hemline well above the knees, generally at mid-thigh level. People who are “switched-on” and can twitch to prove it. And now–the latest—the chest toupee and the mini-skirt. […] For the benefit of those who are neither switched-on nor gear, the mini-skirt is actually a semi-skirt.
