Where does “pantalon de clown” come from?

pantalon de clown (French) comes from French clown, from English clown, from English clowne, from Old Welsh *Colün, from Old English īeġ, from Proto-West Germanic auwju, from Proto-Germanic awjō, from Proto-Germanic agwjō — water.

pantalon de clown (French): Camo pants of a random assortment of colours,...

Definitions

  1. Camo pants of a random assortment of colours,...

Ancestry of “pantalon de clown”, step by step

pantalon de clown traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via French clown

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchclownclown performer
2EnglishclownA slapstick performance artist often associated...
3EnglishclowneOS grid ref SK4975
4Old Welsh*Colün
5Old Englishīeġisland
6Proto-West Germanicauwjufloodplain; meadow; island
7Proto-Germanicawjōfloodplain; meadow; island
8Proto-Germanicagwjō
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ékʷeh₂water

via French pantalon

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchpantalontrousers UK, pants US
2ItalianPantalonePantaloon (Venetian theatrical character)
3Ancient GreekΠαντελεήμων
4Ancient Greekἐλεήμωνpitiful, merciful
5Ancient GreekἐλεέωI have pity on, take pity on, show mercy to
6Ancient Greek-έωUsed to form verbs from nouns, adjectives and...
7Proto-Indo-European-éyetiForms causative imperfective verbs from roots;...
8Proto-Indo-European-yetiCreates transitive imperfective verbs from roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ékʷeh₂Every word from Proto-Germanic agwjōEvery word from Proto-Germanic awjō