Where does “trouserettes” come from?
trouserettes (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.
trouserettes (English): A baggy women's garment that covered each leg separately, elasticized at waist and ankle, used as a replacement for the petticoat; bloomers
Definitions
- A baggy women's garment that covered each leg separately, elasticized at waist and ankle, used as a replacement for the petticoat; bloomers
Ancestry of “trouserettes”, step by step
trouserettes traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English trouser
| 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 |
via English S
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | S | The ordinal number nineteenth, derived from this... |