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
- One who takes part in cosplay
Ancestry of “cosplayer”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | コスプレイヤー | cosplayer |
| 2 | Japanese | コスプレ | cosplay |
| 3 | English | costume | A style of dress, including garments, accessories... |
| 4 | French | costume | A style of dress characteristic of a particular... |
| 5 | Italian | costume | A custom, habit; A costume; A swimsuit |
| 6 | Latin | cōnsuētūdō | The act of habituating; state of being habituated or accustomed, habituation |
| 7 | Latin | cōnsuēscō | to accustom, inure or habituate, tend to |
| 8 | Latin | suēscō | to become used or accustomed to |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | swe-dʰh₁-sk- | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeh₁- | to do, put, place |