Where does “パンチラ” come from?
パンチラ (Japanese) comes from Japanese パンティー, from English panty, from English pants, from English pantaloons, from English pantaloon, from French pantalon, from Italian Pantalone, from Ancient Greek Παντελεήμων — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.
パンチラ (Japanese): an unexpected exposure of a woman's panties
Definitions
- an unexpected exposure of a woman's panties
Ancestry of “パンチラ”, step by step
パンチラ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Japanese パンティー
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | パンティー | panties |
| 2 | English | panty | Short trousers for men, or more usually boys; An... |
| 3 | English | pants | An outer garment that covers the body from the... |
| 4 | English | pantaloons | An article of clothing covering each leg... |
| 5 | English | pantaloon | An aging buffoon; Trousers reminiscent of the... |
| 6 | French | pantalon | trousers UK, pants US |
| 7 | Italian | Pantalone | Pantaloon (Venetian theatrical character) |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | Παντελεήμων | — |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | ἐλεήμων | pitiful, merciful |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | ἐλεέω | I have pity on, take pity on, show mercy to |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | -έω | Used to form verbs from nouns, adjectives and... |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | -éyeti | Forms causative imperfective verbs from roots;... |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | -yeti | Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots |
via Japanese ちらっと
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | ちらっと | flashingly, glancingly |