Where does “アポ” come from?
アポ (Japanese) comes from Japanese アポイントメント, from English appointment, from English appoint, from Middle English apointen, from Old French apointier, from Old French pointier, from Old French point, from Latin pūnctum — Derives action nouns from verb roots.
アポ (Japanese): appointment
Definitions
- appointment
Ancestry of “アポ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | アポイントメント | appointment |
| 2 | English | appointment | The act of appointing a person to hold an office... |
| 3 | English | appoint | To set, fix or determine by authority or... |
| 4 | Middle English | apointen | — |
| 5 | Old French | apointier | to prepare; to equip; to treat |
| 6 | Old French | pointier | — |
| 7 | Old French | point | a sting; a prick; moment; time; dot |
| 8 | Latin | pūnctum | point |
| 9 | Latin | punctus | pricked, punctured, pierced, having been pricked;... |
| 10 | Latin | -tus | Forms the past participle of verbs; Forms... |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | -tus | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | -tus | Derives action nouns from verb roots |