Where does “giapponio” come from?
giapponio (Italian) comes from Italian Giappone, from French japon, from Portuguese Japão, from Malay Jepang, from Hokkien 日本, from Middle Chinese 日本 — Land of the Rising Sun.
giapponio (Italian): japonium
Ancestry of “giapponio”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Italian | Giappone | Japan |
| 2 | French | japon | japanware; Japanese porcelain |
| 3 | Portuguese | Japão | — |
| 4 | Malay | Jepang | Japanese |
| 5 | Hokkien | 日本 | Japan; Japanese; Japan |
| 6 | Middle Chinese | 日本 | Land of the Rising Sun |