Where does “shogunate” come from?
shogunate (English) comes from English ate, from Middle English et, from Old English æt, from Proto-Turkic āt, from Proto-Germanic ētą, from Proto-Germanic etaną, from Proto-Indo-European h₁édti, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- — to eat.
shogunate (English): The administration of a shogun
Definitions
- The administration of a shogun
Ancestry of “shogunate”, step by step
shogunate traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English ate
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ate | simple past tense of eat; past participle of eat |
| 2 | Middle English | et | — |
| 3 | Old English | æt | eating; at a certain place; at a certain time |
| 4 | Proto-Turkic | āt | name |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | ētą | the act of eating; food |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | etaną | to eat |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁édti | to eat |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ed- | to eat |