It is a French word apparently after Bikini atoll
Etymology:- French, from Bikini (Pikinni), atoll of the Marshall Islands. The Marshall Islands were discovered by the outside world, first by the Spanish in the 1600's. The bikini was created by French engineer Louis Réard in 1946 It was named after the Bikini atoll, comparing the effects of a woman in a "bikini to the nuclear bombs that were dropped on the atoll. (supposedly a devastating effect !)
The etymology of etymology is from the greek etumologia which means "true sense of a word"
Etymology is the opposite of Antipodes
a bikini to the second power :]
The Latin etymology of the word "etymology" comes from the Latin word "etymologia," which means the study of the true meanings and origins of words.
No, a thesaurus does not give the etymology of a word. However, the etymology can be found in a dictionary.
No, a thesaurus does not give the etymology of a word. However, the etymology can be found in a dictionary.
A bikini is also called "un bikini" (masc.) in French.
The etymology of art is the history of art
I'd like to know the etymology of that word.
the etymology of the word ''cereal'' is from laitin