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Where does “cosplayer” come from?

cosplayer (English) comes from Japanese コスプレイヤー, from Japanese コスプレ, from English costume, from French costume, from Italian costume, from Latin cōnsuētūdō, from Latin cōnsuēscō, from Latin suēscō — to do, put, place.

cosplayer (English): One who takes part in cosplay

Definitions

  1. One who takes part in cosplay

Ancestry of “cosplayer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japaneseコスプレイヤー—
2Japaneseコスプレcosplay
3EnglishcostumeA style of dress, including garments, accessories...
4FrenchcostumeA style of dress characteristic of a particular...
5ItaliancostumeA custom, habit; A costume; A swimsuit
6Latincōnsuētūdō—
7Latincōnsuēscō—
8Latinsuēscō—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanswe-dʰh₁-sk-—
10Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- →