Where does “Koreaoorlog” come from?

Koreaoorlog (Dutch) comes from Dutch Korea, from Korean 고려, from Chinese 高麗, from Dutch kool, from Middle Dutch col, from Old Dutch kōl, from Latin caulis, from Ancient Greek καυλός.

Koreaoorlog (Dutch): Korean War

Definitions

  1. Korean War

Ancestry of “Koreaoorlog”, step by step

Koreaoorlog traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch Korea

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchKorea—
2Korean고려consideration; reflection
3Chinese高麗Korean ginseng; cabbage
4Dutchkoolcabbage; coal; carbon
5Middle Dutchcol—
6Old Dutchkōl—
7Latincaulisdative plural of caulae; ablative plural of...
8Ancient Greekκαυλόςstem, stalk; shaft
9Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂ulós—

via Dutch oorlog

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchoorlogwar
2Middle Dutchorloge—
3Old Dutchurlage—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European keh₂ulós →Every word from Ancient Greek καυλός →Every word from Latin caulis →