Where does “ご意見番” come from?
ご意見番 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 御, from Middle Chinese 御.
ご意見番 (Japanese): official adviser
Definitions
- official adviser
Ancestry of “ご意見番”, step by step
ご意見番 traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Japanese 御
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 御 | "indicates that the is honorific"; often used to... |
| 2 | Middle Chinese | 御 | — |
via Japanese 番
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 番 | one's turn; -th: forms ordinal numerals |
via Japanese 意見
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 意見 | opinion; advice, a suggestion; to advise, to... |