Where does “tycooness” come from?
tycooness (English) comes from English tycoon, from Japanese 大君, from Old Japanese 大, from Proto-Japonic əpə — big, large; many.
tycooness (English): A female tycoon
Ancestry of “tycooness”, step by step
tycooness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English tycoon
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | tycoon | A wealthy and powerful business person |
| 2 | Japanese | 大君 | the emperor, His Majesty; a descendant of the... |
| 3 | Old Japanese | 大 | big, large; large |
| 4 | Proto-Japonic | əpə | big, large; many |
via English ess
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | ess | The name of the Latin-script letter S; Something... |
| 2 | German | ess | first-person singular present of essen; singular... |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | atiska- | grainfield |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂edos- | sort of cereal, grain |