Where does “pantmaker” come from?
pantmaker (English) comes from English pant, from English pants, from English pantaloons, from English pantaloon, from French pantalon, from Italian Pantalone, from Ancient Greek Παντελεήμων, from Ancient Greek ἐλεήμων — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.
pantmaker (English): someone who makes pants
Definitions
- someone who makes pants
Ancestry of “pantmaker”, step by step
pantmaker traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English pant
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pant | A quick breathing; a catching of the breath; a... |
| 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 |
via English maker
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | maker | Someone who makes; a person or thing that makes... |
| 2 | Middle English | maker | God as creator of all; Someone who makes; a... |
| 3 | Middle English | maken | To make or create; to have something made |
| 4 | Old English | macian | to make |
| 5 | Emilian | mâcia | spot, stain |
| 6 | Latin | Macula | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | smh₁-tleh₂ | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | smeh₁- | smear, rub |