the.com/legwear

means A retail-speak umbrella term covering tights, leggings, socks, and hosiery — anything worn on the legs that stores would rather not file under 'pants.'

from A straightforward compound of 'leg' and 'wear' (as in clothing, from Old English werian, 'to wear'), following the same pattern as 'outerwear' and 'underwear.' It's less a word with a story and more a marketing category label, coined to group garments by body part so catalogs and stores could shelve leggings, tights, and socks together without committing to calling any of them pants.