Where does “pantalon” come from?
pantalon (French) comes from Italian Pantalone, from Ancient Greek Παντελεήμων, from Ancient Greek ἐλεήμων, from Ancient Greek ἐλεέω, from Ancient Greek -έω, from Proto-Indo-European -éyeti, from Proto-Indo-European -yeti — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.
pantalon (French): trousers , pants; knickers
Definitions
- trousers , pants; knickers
Ancestry of “pantalon”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | Pantalone | — |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | Παντελεήμων | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἐλεήμων | pitiful, merciful |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἐλεέω | I have pity on, take pity on, show mercy to |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -έω | Used to form verbs from nouns, adjectives and... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -éyeti | Forms causative imperfective verbs from roots;... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -yeti | Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots |
Words derived from “pantalon”