Where does “Atari” come from?

Atari (English) comes from Japanese 当たり, from Japanese 当たる — hit; win; be correct, be exactly right.

Atari (English): An Atari video game system or computer, such as...

Definitions

  1. An Atari video game system or computer, such as...

Ancestry of “Atari”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese当たりa hit; a winning or correct guess; atari, a...
2Japanese当たるhit; win; be correct, be exactly right

Words derived from “Atari”

Every word from Japanese 当たる →Every word from Japanese 当たり →