Where does “pant” come from?
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pant (English): A quick breathing; a catching of the breath; a...
Definitions
- A quick breathing; a catching of the breath; a...
Ancestry of “pant”, step by step
pant traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English pants
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pants | An outer garment that covers the body from the... |
| 2 | English | pantaloons | An article of clothing covering each leg... |
| 3 | English | pantaloon | An aging buffoon; Trousers reminiscent of the... |
| 4 | French | pantalon | trousers UK, pants US |
| 5 | Italian | Pantalone | Pantaloon (Venetian theatrical character) |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | Παντελεήμων | — |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ἐλεήμων | pitiful, merciful |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | ἐλεέω | I have pity on, take pity on, show mercy to |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | -έω | Used to form verbs from nouns, adjectives and... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -éyeti | Forms causative imperfective verbs from roots;... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -yeti | Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots |
via Middle English panten
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | panten | To pant; to draw breath quickly or urgently; To... |
| 2 | Old French | pantoyer | — |
| 3 | Old French | pantoisier | to breathe with difficulty |
| 4 | Latin | pantasiare | — |
via Marathi पंत
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marathi | पंत | suffix added to a Brahmin man's name who works as an accountant or writer |