Where does “trouserette” come from?
trouserette (English) comes from English trouser, from English trousers, from English trouzes, from English trouse, from Irish triús, from Middle Irish triubus, from Old Irish trebus, from Old French trebus — to shine, shimmer.
Ancestry of “trouserette”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | trouser | Of or relating to trousers; A pair of trousers;... |
| 2 | English | trousers | An article of clothing that covers the part of... |
| 3 | English | trouzes | — |
| 4 | English | trouse | brushwood; trousers |
| 5 | Irish | triús | trousers, trews |
| 6 | Middle Irish | triubus | — |
| 7 | Old Irish | trebus | — |
| 8 | Old French | trebus | — |
| 9 | Late Latin | tubrucus | — |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | *þeuhabrōks | loincloth |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰrēǵ- | to shine, shimmer |