Where does “joss stick” come from?
joss stick (English) comes from English Joss, from Chinese Pidgin English joss, from Portuguese Deus, from Old Portuguese Deus, from Latin Deus, from Latin dẹ̄vos, from Old Latin deivos, from Proto-Italic deiwos — to be bright; sky, heaven.
joss stick (English): A stick of incense, especially those burned as...
Definitions
- A stick of incense, especially those burned as...
Ancestry of “joss stick”, step by step
joss stick traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Joss
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Joss | To invalidate a fan theory or original element of... |
| 2 | Chinese Pidgin English | joss | god |
| 3 | Portuguese | Deus | God |
| 4 | Old Portuguese | Deus | — |
| 5 | Latin | Deus | God |
| 6 | Latin | dẹ̄vos | — |
| 7 | Old Latin | deivos | god, deity |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | deiwos | god, deity |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | deywós | god |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | dyew- | to be bright; sky, heaven |