Where does “manties” come from?
manties (English) comes from English panties, from English panty, from English pants, from English pantaloons, from English pantaloon, from French pantalon, from Italian Pantalone, from Ancient Greek Παντελεήμων — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.
manties (English): plural of manty; plural of manti; A style of male...
Definitions
- plural of manty; plural of manti; A style of male...
Ancestry of “manties”, step by step
manties traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English panties
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | panties | plural of panty; API pl; Underpants for women and... |
| 2 | English | panty | Short trousers for men, or more usually boys; An... |
| 3 | English | pants | An outer garment that covers the body from the... |
| 4 | English | pantaloons | An article of clothing covering each leg... |
| 5 | English | pantaloon | An aging buffoon; Trousers reminiscent of the... |
| 6 | French | pantalon | trousers UK, pants US |
| 7 | Italian | Pantalone | Pantaloon (Venetian theatrical character) |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | Παντελεήμων | — |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | ἐλεήμων | pitiful, merciful |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | ἐλεέω | I have pity on, take pity on, show mercy to |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | -έω | Used to form verbs from nouns, adjectives and... |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | -éyeti | Forms causative imperfective verbs from roots;... |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | -yeti | Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots |
via English MAN
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | MAN | Initialism of Metropolitan Area Network |
| 2 | English | manual | A handbook; A booklet that instructs on the usage... |
| 3 | Middle English | manuel | — |
| 4 | Anglo-Norman | manuel | manual; done with the hands; handle; manual;... |
| 5 | Old French | manual | — |
| 6 | Latin | manuālis | hand |
| 7 | Latin | manus | hand; bravery, valor; violence, fighting |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | manus | hand |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | man- | human being; man; hand |