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Where does “pantalón” come from?

pantalón (Spanish) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European -yeti — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.

pantalón (Spanish): trousers, pants

Definitions

  1. trousers, pants

Ancestry of “pantalón”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchpantalontrousers , pants; knickers
2ItalianPantalone—
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

Words derived from “pantalón”

  • pantalon
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