Where does “banzai charge” come from?
banzai charge (English) comes from English charge, from Middle English chargen, from Old French chargier, from Late Latin carrico, from Latin carrus, from Gaulish karros, from Proto-Celtic karros, from Proto-Indo-European ḱr̥sós — to run.
banzai charge (English): A human-wave suicide attack performed by Japanese soldiers during World War II
Definitions
- A human-wave suicide attack performed by Japanese soldiers during World War II
Ancestry of “banzai charge”, step by step
banzai charge traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English charge
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | charge | The amount of money levied for a service; A... |
| 2 | Middle English | chargen | — |
| 3 | Old French | chargier | to load; to lade |
| 4 | Late Latin | carrico | — |
| 5 | Latin | carrus | a wagon, a four-wheeled baggage cart; a cartload,... |
| 6 | Gaulish | karros | wagon |
| 7 | Proto-Celtic | karros | wagon |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱr̥sós | vehicle |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱers- | to run |