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

Definitions

  1. japonium

Ancestry of “giapponio”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ItalianGiapponeJapan
2Frenchjaponjapanware; Japanese porcelain
3PortugueseJapãoJapanese
4MalayJepangJapanese
5Hokkien日本Japan; Japanese; Japan
6Middle Chinese日本Land of the Rising Sun
Every word from Middle Chinese 日本 →Every word from Hokkien 日本 →Every word from Malay Jepang →