07-12-2011, 08:40 PM
Quote:After all, 'femur' would render 'femoris', make the garment being called 'femoralia', right?
Yes, that is a bit odd. I've also seen it written femenalia, apparently from 'femen' - thigh. Either way, it seems more likely than a derivation from 'feminine' - Roman women didn't wear trousers, after all, or even underpants :wink:
Nathan Ross