Where does “panties” come from?
Panties comes from English pants, which derives from English pant, tracing back through English pants and English pant in a cycle of related forms.
panties (English): plural of panty; API pl; Underpants for women and...
Definitions
- plural of panty; API pl; Underpants for women and...
Ancestry of “panties”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | panty | Short trousers for men, or more usually boys; An... |
| 2 | English | pants | An outer garment that covers the body from the... |
| 3 | English | pantaloons | An article of clothing covering each leg... |
| 4 | English | pantaloon | An aging buffoon; Trousers reminiscent of the... |
| 5 | French | pantalon | trousers UK, pants US |
| 6 | Italian | Pantalone | Pantaloon (Venetian theatrical character) |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | Παντελεήμων | — |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | ἐλεήμων | pitiful, merciful |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | ἐλεέω | I have pity on, take pity on, show mercy to |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | -έω | Used to form verbs from nouns, adjectives and... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -éyeti | Forms causative imperfective verbs from roots;... |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | -yeti | Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots |