Where does “pant” come from?
pant (English) comes from English pants, from English pantaloons, from English pantaloon, from French pantalon, from Italian Pantalone, from Ancient Greek Παντελεήμων, from Ancient Greek ἐλεήμων, from Ancient Greek ἐλεέω — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.
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 |