Where does “καλσόν” come from?
καλσόν (Greek) comes from French caleçon, from Italian calzone, from Italian -one, from Latin -ō, from Proto-Indo-European -ō — Derives nouns from roots.
καλσόν (Greek): tights , pantyhose
Ancestry of “καλσόν”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | caleçon | boxer shorts, boxer briefs |
| 2 | Italian | calzone | trousers; calzone |
| 3 | Italian | -one | Alterative suffix used to form augmentatives;... |
| 4 | Latin | -ō | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -ō | Derives nouns from roots |