Etymograph

English

rainpants

From rain + pants.

A compound of rain + pants

Proto-Germanic *regną ‘rain’

Proto-West Germanic *regn ‘rain’

Old English reġn ‘rain’

Middle English reyn

English rain

Italian Pantalone ‘Pantalone (commedia dell’arte character)’

French pantalon ‘trousers’

English pantaloons ‘trousers’

English pants

Today it means

noun Waterproof pants to protect the wearer from rain.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “rainpants”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

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