Where does “アメリカ人” come from?
アメリカ人 (Japanese) comes from Japanese アメリカ, from English America, from Latin America, from Italian Amerigo, from Proto-Germanic *Amalarīks, from Proto-Germanic Haimarīks, from Proto-Germanic rīks, from Proto-Celtic rīxs — to straighten, to right oneself; right; just.
アメリカ人 (Japanese): American person
Definitions
- American person
Ancestry of “アメリカ人”, step by step
アメリカ人 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Japanese アメリカ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | アメリカ | America, United States |
| 2 | English | America | — |
| 3 | Latin | America | — |
| 4 | Italian | Amerigo | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *Amalarīks | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | Haimarīks | Henry |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | rīks | king, ruler |
| 8 | Proto-Celtic | rīxs | king |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃rḗǵs | king, ruler |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃reǵ- | to straighten, to right oneself; right; just |