Where does “アンダーバスト” come from?
アンダーバスト (Japanese) comes from English underbust, from English bust, from French buste, from Italian busto, from Latin bustum, from Latin urere, from Latin uro, from Proto-Italic ouzō — to burn.
アンダーバスト (Japanese): underbust measurement
Definitions
- underbust measurement
Ancestry of “アンダーバスト”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | underbust | Below the bust; A corset that begins just under... |
| 2 | English | bust | A sculptural portrayal of a person's head and... |
| 3 | French | buste | bust, torso; bust |
| 4 | Italian | busto | tomb, grave; cadaver, corpse; bust |
| 5 | Latin | bustum | A burial mound, tomb; A place for burning funeral... |
| 6 | Latin | urere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 7 | Latin | uro | I burn, consume, inflame; to rage, to ravage |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | ouzō | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ews- | to burn |