1600, from L.
toga "cloak or mantle," related to
tegere "to cover" (see
stegosaurus). The outer garment of a Roman citizen in time of peace;
toga prætexta had a broad purple border and was worn by children, magistrates, persons engaged in sacred rites, and later also emperors;
toga virilis, the "toga of manhood," was assumed by boys at puberty. College fraternity
toga party popularized by movie "Animal House" (1978), but this is set in 1962.