Where does “trɔsís” come from?
trɔsís (Pichinglis) comes from English trousers, from English trouzes, from English trouse, from Irish triús, from Middle Irish triubus, from Old Irish trebus, from Old French trebus, from Late Latin tubrucus — to shine, shimmer.
trɔsís (Pichinglis): trousers
Definitions
- trousers
Ancestry of “trɔsís”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | trousers | An article of clothing that covers the part of... |
| 2 | English | trouzes | — |
| 3 | English | trouse | brushwood; trousers |
| 4 | Irish | triús | trousers, trews |
| 5 | Middle Irish | triubus | — |
| 6 | Old Irish | trebus | — |
| 7 | Old French | trebus | — |
| 8 | Late Latin | tubrucus | — |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | *þeuhabrōks | loincloth |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰrēǵ- | to shine, shimmer |