English

manssiere

Blend of man + brassiere.

Proto-Germanic *mann- ‘human being, person, man’

Proto-West Germanic *mann ‘person’

Old English mann ‘human being, person, man’

Middle English man

English man

Latin brachium

Old French brace ‘arm’

Old French braciere

French brassière ‘brassiere, bra’

Today it means

noun A bra designed to be worn by men.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / manssiere