Where does “mikado” come from?
mikado (French) comes from Japanese 御門, from Japanese 御, from Middle Chinese 御.
mikado (French): mikado, a former title of the emperors of Japan...
Definitions
- mikado, a former title of the emperors of Japan...
Ancestry of “mikado”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Japanese | 御門 | mikado |
| 2 | Japanese | 御 | "indicates that the is honorific"; often used to... |
| 3 | Middle Chinese | 御 | — |