Snowsuit
/ˈsnoʊˌsuːt/noun
A warm outer garment, often one piece, worn for play or protection in snow.
Did you know?The suit in snowsuit goes back to Old French *suite* and Latin *sequi* “to follow,” the same ancient root behind words like *sequence* and *pursue*.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*sneigʷʰ-
“to snow; snow”
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*snaiwaz
“snow”
Old English
OE
snāw
“snow”
Latin
Latin
sequi
“to follow”
Old French
OF
suite
“a following, a train; later, a set or retinue”
Middle English
English
suit
“a set or sequence; later, a matching set of clothes”
Modern English
English
snowsuit
“a suit of clothing made for snow and cold weather”
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