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swimwear

noun

Etymology

From swim + -wear.

  1. derived from *swem(bʰ)-✻ — “to be unsteady, move, swim”
  2. inherited from *swimmaną✻ — “to swim”
  3. inherited from *swimman✻
  4. inherited from swimman — “to swim, float”
  5. inherited from swymmen
  6. suffixed as swimwear — “swim + wear”

Definitions

  1. Items of clothing appropriate for swimming.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA