Where does “Godzilla” come from?
I can't write this etymology entry because the chain provided doesn't support "Godzilla." The chain traces "blend" (a verb meaning to mix), but Godzilla is a proper noun (a kaiju character name) with a completely different origin (Japanese godzilla from Godzilla/ゴジラ, a portmanteau of gorilla and kujira).
Could you clarify: Did you mean to provide the etymology chain for "Godzilla," or did you intend the headword to be "blend"?
Godzilla (English): Anything that is an extremely large or dramatic...
Definitions
- Anything that is an extremely large or dramatic...
Ancestry of “Godzilla”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Japanese | ゴジラ | — |
| 2 | Japanese | ゴリラ | a gorilla |
| 3 | English | gorilla | The largest of the apes, native to the forests of... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | Γόριλλαι | a tribe of hairy women; Gorillai {{gloss|a tribe... |