combinaison

French

Etymology

From the verb combiner +‎ -aison, modeled after or borrowed from Late Latin combīnātiōnem.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kɔ̃.bi.nɛ.zɔ̃/, /kɔ̃.bi.ne.zɔ̃/
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Noun

combinaison f (plural combinaisons)

combination, combining
combination (of lock, safe etc.)
(full-length) slip; petticoat
jumpsuit; overalls

Descendants

→ Greek: κομπινεζόν (kompinezón)
→ Polish: kombinezon
→ Romanian: combinezon
→ Russian: комбинезо́н (kombinezón)
→ Turkish: kombinezon

Further reading

“combinaison”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Middle French

Noun

combinaison f (plural combinaisons)

combination (act; instance of combining)

Synonyms

combinacion

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