costum etymology

Romanian word costum comes from Latin con-, Latin suesco, Malayalam costuma, Old French costume (Custom.)

Detailed word origin of costum

Dictionary entryLanguageDefinition
con- Latin (lat) Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing together of several objects. Used in compounds to indicate the completeness, perfecting of any act, and thus gives intensity to the signification of the simple word.
suesco Latin (lat) (intransitive, rare, poetic) I become used or accustomed to. (transitive, rare, post-Classical) I accustom, habituate, train.
costuma Malayalam (mal)
costume Old French (fro) Custom.
costuma Italian (ita)
consuesco Latin (lat) I accustom, inure or habituate, tend to. I have sexual intercourse with.
consuetudinem Latin (lat)
costume Italian (ita) A costume. A custom, habit. A swimsuit.
costume French (fra) A set of clothes appropriate for a particular occasion or task. A style of dress characteristic of a particular country, period or people. A suit worn by a man. An outfit or a disguise worn as fancy dress.
costum Romanian (ron) Costume. Outfit. Suit.

Words with the same origin as costum

Descendants of con-
acoperi ascuns coleg comanda compara complet comporta comun concurs conduce condus conexiune confuz confuzie consiliu conta continuu convinge costa culca cumpăra cunoscut cuplu cuvânt