Where does “Japanolatry” come from?
Japanolatry (English) comes from English idolatry, from Old French ydolatrie, from Old French idolatrie, from Latin īdōlatrīa, from Latin īdōlolatrīa, from Ancient Greek εἰδωλολατρείᾱ, from Ancient Greek εἴδωλον, from Ancient Greek εἶδος — to see, to look, to observe.
Japanolatry (English): An admiration for Japan or items that reflect Japanese culture
Definitions
- An admiration for Japan or items that reflect Japanese culture
Ancestry of “Japanolatry”, step by step
Japanolatry traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English idolatry
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | idolatry | The worship of idols; The excessive admiration of... |
| 2 | Old French | ydolatrie | — |
| 3 | Old French | idolatrie | idolatry |
| 4 | Latin | īdōlatrīa | — |
| 5 | Latin | īdōlolatrīa | idolatry |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | εἰδωλολατρείᾱ | — |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | εἴδωλον | phantom, ghost; shape, figure, image; image of... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | εἶδος | That which is seen: form, image, shape;... |
| 9 | Spanish | -scopio | -scope |
| 10 | Latin | -scopium | — |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | σκοπέω | I look, look at, behold; I examine, inspect; 413... |
| 12 | Ancient Greek | σκοπός | watcher, lookout; protector, guardian; spy, scout |
| 13 | Ancient Greek | σκέπτομαι | I look at, examine; I examine, consider, think |
| 14 | Proto-Hellenic | sképťomai | to look at |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | spéḱyeti | to be looking at, to keep looking at |
| 16 | Proto-Indo-European | speḱ- | to see, to look, to observe |