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Where does “pantyhosed” come from?

pantyhosed (English) comes from English pantyhose, from English panty, 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.

pantyhosed (English): Wearing pantyhose

Definitions

  1. Wearing pantyhose

Ancestry of “pantyhosed”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpantyhoseWomen's thin nylon tights worn over the legs,...
2EnglishpantyShort trousers for men, or more usually boys; An...
3EnglishpantsAn outer garment that covers the body from the...
4EnglishpantaloonsAn article of clothing covering each leg...
5EnglishpantaloonAn aging buffoon; Trousers reminiscent of the...
6Frenchpantalontrousers , pants; knickers
7ItalianPantalone—
8Ancient GreekΠαντελεήμων—
9Ancient Greekἐλεήμωνpitiful, merciful
10Ancient GreekἐλεέωI have pity on, take pity on, show mercy to
11Ancient Greek-έωUsed to form verbs from nouns, adjectives and...
12Proto-Indo-European-éyetiForms causative imperfective verbs from roots;...
13Proto-Indo-European-yetiCreates transitive imperfective verbs from roots
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