Where does “Japanimation” come from?
Japanimation (English) comes from English animation, from Latin animātiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
Japanimation (English): Synonym of anime; Japanese animated cartoons
Definitions
- Synonym of anime; Japanese animated cartoons
Ancestry of “Japanimation”, step by step
Japanimation traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English animation
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | animation | The act of animating, or giving life or spirit;... |
| 2 | Latin | animātiō | The act of animating or giving life to, animation |
| 3 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 4 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 5 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 6 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 7 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 8 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 9 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
via English Japan
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Japan | A hard black enamel varnish containing asphalt |
| 2 | Dutch | Japan | — |
| 3 | Malay | Jepang | Japanese |
| 4 | Hokkien | 日本 | Japan; Japanese; Japan |
| 5 | Middle Chinese | 日本 | Land of the Rising Sun |
via French animation
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | animation | animation |