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pantalon.

trousers (UK), pants (US)

8 characters3 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

noun/pɑ̃.ta.lɔ̃/
  1. trousers (UK), pants (US)

    masculine
    Quel mec a volé mon pantalon?
  2. knickers

    dated · masculine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *peh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-énts Proto-Indo-European *ph₂énts? Proto-Hellenic *pánts Ancient Greek πᾶς (pâs) Ancient Greek ἔλεος (éleos) Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *-eyéti Proto-Indo-European *-esyéti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Ancient Greek -έω (-éō) Ancient Greek ἐλεέω (eleéō) Proto-Indo-European *-mṓ Ancient Greek -μων (-mōn) Ancient Greek ἐλεήμων (eleḗmōn) Ancient Greek Παντελεήμων (Panteleḗmōn)der. Italian Pantalonebor. French pantalon Borrowed from Italian Pantalone m, a character from the commedia dell'arte whose hose were portrayed as being down around his feet. The name is traditionally linked to the martyr Saint Pantaleon, from Ancient Greek Παντελεήμων (Panteleḗmōn), a name meaning "all-compassionate".

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