Where does “troons” come from?
troons (English) comes from English trousers, from English trouzes, from English trouse, from Irish triús, from Middle Irish triubus, from Old Irish trebus, from Old French trebus, from Late Latin tubrucus — to shine, shimmer.
troons (English): Trousers (pants)
Definitions
- Trousers (pants)
Ancestry of “troons”, step by step
troons traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English trousers
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | trousers | An article of clothing that covers the part of... |
| 2 | English | trouzes | — |
| 3 | English | trouse | brushwood; trousers |
| 4 | Irish | triús | trousers, trews |
| 5 | Middle Irish | triubus | — |
| 6 | Old Irish | trebus | — |
| 7 | Old French | trebus | — |
| 8 | Late Latin | tubrucus | — |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | *þeuhabrōks | loincloth |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰrēǵ- | to shine, shimmer |
via English pantaloons
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pantaloons | An article of clothing covering each leg... |
| 2 | English | pantaloon | An aging buffoon; Trousers reminiscent of the... |
| 3 | French | pantalon | trousers UK, pants US |
| 4 | Italian | Pantalone | Pantaloon (Venetian theatrical character) |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | Παντελεήμων | — |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἐλεήμων | pitiful, merciful |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ἐλεέω | I have pity on, take pity on, show mercy to |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | -έω | Used to form verbs from nouns, adjectives and... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -éyeti | Forms causative imperfective verbs from roots;... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -yeti | Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots |