Where does “じゃがバター” come from?
じゃがバター (Japanese) comes from Japanese バター, from English Butter, from Middle English buter, from Old English butere, from Proto-West Germanic buterā, from Latin būtȳrum, from Ancient Greek βούτυρον, from Ancient Greek τυρός — to swell; to crowd; to be strong.
じゃがバター (Japanese): buttered potatoes
Definitions
- buttered potatoes
Ancestry of “じゃがバター”, step by step
じゃがバター traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Japanese バター
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | バター | butter |
| 2 | English | Butter | A soft, fatty foodstuff made by churning the cream of milk (generally cow's milk) |
| 3 | Middle English | buter | butter |
| 4 | Old English | butere | butter |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | buterā | butter |
| 6 | Latin | būtȳrum | butter |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | βούτυρον | butter |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | τυρός | cheese |
| 9 | Proto-Hellenic | tūrós | cheese |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | tuh₂-ró-s | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | tewh₂- | to swell; to crowd; to be strong |
via Japanese じゃがいも
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | じゃがいも | — |