Lingerie
Posted: Sun Jul 14, 2013 7:23 pm
I should imagine we all know what this word means, but do we know its provenance?
Maureen Dowd of the NYT claims thusly, "The word lingerie, after all, derives from the French word linge, meaning “washables.”"
I looked it up and did not find this etymology. While the sources I looked at agree that lingerie comes from "linge", that word comes about from words that mean "made of linen."
Any French speakers out there who care to chime in?
Maureen Dowd of the NYT claims thusly, "The word lingerie, after all, derives from the French word linge, meaning “washables.”"
I looked it up and did not find this etymology. While the sources I looked at agree that lingerie comes from "linge", that word comes about from words that mean "made of linen."
Any French speakers out there who care to chime in?