Etymology

depants

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Today it means: To remove the trousers from (someone), often by force or surprise as a prank. Full definition →

English pants ← French pantalon ← Italian Pantalone
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*de
  2. Proto-Indo-European*déh₁
  3. Proto-Italic*dē
  4. Latindē
  5. Latindē-
  6. Englishde-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*peh₂-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*ph₂énts?
  9. Proto-Hellenic*pánts
  10. Ancient Greekπᾶς (pâs)
  11. Ancient Greekἐλεήμων (eleḗmōn)
  12. Ancient GreekΠαντελεήμων (Panteleḗmōn)
  13. ItalianPantalone
  14. Frenchpantalon
  15. Englishpantaloon
  16. Englishpantaloons
  17. Englishpants
  18. English todaydepants

From de- + pants.

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