Where does “pantalonar” come from?

pantalonar (Romanian) comes from Romanian pantalon, from French pantalon, from Italian Pantalone, from Ancient Greek Παντελεήμων, from Ancient Greek ἐλεήμων, from Ancient Greek ἐλεέω, from Ancient Greek -έω, from Proto-Indo-European -éyeti — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.

pantalonar (Romanian): name given by conservative boyars to young progressives who wore pants instead of the Oriental garb

Definitions

  1. name given by conservative boyars to young progressives who wore pants instead of the Oriental garb

Ancestry of “pantalonar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianpantalonpants, trousers
2Frenchpantalontrousers UK, pants US
3ItalianPantalonePantaloon (Venetian theatrical character)
4Ancient GreekΠαντελεήμων
5Ancient Greekἐλεήμωνpitiful, merciful
6Ancient GreekἐλεέωI have pity on, take pity on, show mercy to
7Ancient Greek-έωUsed to form verbs from nouns, adjectives and...
8Proto-Indo-European-éyetiForms causative imperfective verbs from roots;...
9Proto-Indo-European-yetiCreates transitive imperfective verbs from roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yetiEvery word from Ancient Greek -έωEvery word from Proto-Indo-European -éyeti