Where does “kalsono” come from?
kalsono (Esperanto) comes from French caleçon, from Italian calzone, from Italian -one, from Latin -ō, from Proto-Indo-European -ō — Derives nouns from roots.
kalsono (Esperanto): (pair of) underpants, underwear US, pants UK
Definitions
- (pair of) underpants, underwear US, pants UK
Ancestry of “kalsono”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | caleçon | boxer shorts, boxer briefs |
| 2 | Italian | calzone | trousers; calzone |
| 3 | Italian | -one | Alterative suffix used to form augmentatives;... |
| 4 | Latin | -ō | suffixed to nouns or adjectives. Originally a-stem nouns. Later extended to nouns with other stems. Forms regular first-conjugation verbs |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -ō | Derives nouns from roots |