Where does “emoji” come from?
emoji (English) comes from Japanese 絵文字, from Japanese 絵, from Middle Chinese 繪.
emoji (English): A digital graphic icon with a unique code point...
Definitions
- A digital graphic icon with a unique code point...
Ancestry of “emoji”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Japanese | 絵文字 | pictograph; emoji: emoticons that originated in... |
| 2 | Japanese | 絵 | picture, painting; drawing, sketch |
| 3 | Middle Chinese | 繪 | — |