Where does “untrousered” come from?
untrousered (English) comes from English trousered, 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.
untrousered (English): Not trousered; wearing no trousers
Definitions
- Not trousered; wearing no trousers
Ancestry of “untrousered”, step by step
untrousered traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English trousered
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | trousered | Dressed in trousers; past participle of trouser |
| 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 un
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | un | One |