Where does “ウェルシュ・コーギー” come from?
ウェルシュ・コーギー (Japanese) comes from English Welsh corgi, from English corgi, from Welsh corgi, from Welsh côr, from English quire, from Middle English quer, from Old French cuer, from Vulgar Latin *corem — heart.
ウェルシュ・コーギー (Japanese): a Welsh corgi
Definitions
- a Welsh corgi
Ancestry of “ウェルシュ・コーギー”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Welsh corgi | A breed of small herding dog originating from... |
| 2 | English | corgi | A dog of a breed having a small body, short legs,... |
| 3 | Welsh | corgi | corgi dog; cur |
| 4 | Welsh | côr | crib, stall; song; chancel, choir, sanctuary;... |
| 5 | English | quire | One-twentieth of a ream of paper; a collection of... |
| 6 | Middle English | quer | A choir singers who musically accompany a liturgy |
| 7 | Old French | cuer | heart |
| 8 | Vulgar Latin | *corem | — |
| 9 | Latin | cor | heart; soul, mind |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | kord | heart |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱḗr | heart |