Where does “pantlessness” come from?
pantlessness (English) comes from English pantless, from English pant, 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.
pantlessness (English): The state of being pantless
Definitions
- The state of being pantless
Ancestry of “pantlessness”, step by step
pantlessness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English pantless
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pantless | Not wearing pants; Not wearing underpants |
| 2 | English | pant | A quick breathing; a catching of the breath; a... |
| 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 Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |