Where does “pantyshot” come from?
pantyshot (English) comes from English panty, 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.
pantyshot (English): A photograph of one's panties; an upskirt
Definitions
- A photograph of one's panties; an upskirt
Ancestry of “pantyshot”, step by step
pantyshot traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English panty
| 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 |
via English shot
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | shot | Worn out or broken; Woven from warp and weft... |
| 2 | Middle English | schot | A missile or projectile; a thrown or fired weapon |
| 3 | Old English | Scot | shot, act of shooting |
| 4 | Old Norse | skot | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | skutą | shot |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kewd- | to advance, push; to drive, propel |