Where does “trouserlessness” come from?
trouserlessness (English) comes from English trouserless, from English trouser, from English trousers, from English trouzes, from English trouse, from Irish triús, from Middle Irish triubus, from Old Irish trebus — to shine, shimmer.
trouserlessness (English): Absence of trousers
Definitions
- Absence of trousers
Ancestry of “trouserlessness”, step by step
trouserlessness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English trouserless
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | trouserless | Without trousers |
| 2 | English | trouser | Of or relating to trousers; A pair of trousers;... |
| 3 | English | trousers | An article of clothing that covers the part of... |
| 4 | English | trouzes | — |
| 5 | English | trouse | brushwood; trousers |
| 6 | Irish | triús | trousers, trews |
| 7 | Middle Irish | triubus | — |
| 8 | Old Irish | trebus | — |
| 9 | Old French | trebus | — |
| 10 | Late Latin | tubrucus | — |
| 11 | Proto-Germanic | *þeuhabrōks | loincloth |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰrēǵ- | to shine, shimmer |
via English Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |