Where does “路演” come from?

路演 (Chinese) comes from English roadshow, from English road, from Middle English rode, from Old English rād, from Proto-West Germanic raidu, from Proto-Germanic raidō, from Proto-Germanic rīdaną, from Proto-Indo-European rēydʰ- — to fit, to fix, to put together.

路演 (Chinese): roadshow

Definitions

  1. roadshow

Ancestry of “路演”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishroadshowA show that travels from place to place; To show...
2EnglishroadA way used for travelling between places,...
3Middle EnglishrodeA cross or gibbet; The cross of Christ; The cross...
4Old Englishrādroad; riding, hostile incursion; riding, road
5Proto-West Germanicraiduriding, ride
6Proto-Germanicraidōride, journey; name of the R-rune
7Proto-Germanicrīdanąto ride
8Proto-Indo-Europeanrēydʰ-
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂er-to fit, to fix, to put together
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂er-
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