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Where does “イギリス” come from?

イギリス (Japanese) comes from Portuguese Inglês, from Old French angleis, from Old English Englisċ, from Old English -isċ, from Proto-West Germanic -isk, from Proto-Germanic -iskaz, from Proto-Indo-European -iskos — Characteristic of, typical of, pertaining to.

イギリス (Japanese): UK; Britain; England; Britain

Definitions

  1. UK; Britain; England; Britain

Ancestry of “イギリス”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PortugueseInglês—
2Old Frenchangleis—
3Old EnglishEnglisċof the Angles; of the Angles; English
4Old English-isċ-ish
5Proto-West Germanic-iskCreates adjectives from nouns
6Proto-Germanic-iskazForms adjectives from nouns with the sense of...
7Proto-Indo-European-iskosCharacteristic of, typical of, pertaining to

Words derived from “イギリス”

  • イギリス人
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