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way for the weekend
First Known Use
Noun (1)
1645, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Verb
1639, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 2
Noun (2)
1834, in the meaning defined at sense 1b
Adjective
1836, in the meaning defined above
History and Etymology
Noun (1)
borrowed from French & Italian; French buste "part of the torso above the waist," going back to Middle French, borrowed from Italian busto "tree trunk" (15th-century Upper Italian), "part of the torso above the waist, corset, sculpture or painting representing the head and upper body," going back to Vulgar Latin *būstis "trunk," perhaps alteration of Latin fūstis "stick, rod, cudgel" by crossing with a Celtic word of like meaning

NOTE: Outcomes of *būstis in Italy with the meanin


way for the weekend
First Known Use
Noun (1)
1645, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Verb
1639, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 2
Noun (2)
1834, in the meaning defined at sense 1b
Adjective
1836, in the meaning defined above
History and Etymology
Noun (1)
borrowed from French & Italian; French buste "part of the torso above the waist," going back to Middle French, borrowed from Italian busto "tree trunk" (15th-century Upper Italian), "part of the torso above the waist, corset, sculpture or painting representing the head and upper body," going back to Vulgar Latin *būstis "trunk," perhaps alteration of Latin fūstis "stick, rod, cudgel" by crossing with a Celtic word of like meaning

NOTE: Outcomes of *būstis in Italy with the meanin