Where does “エンボス” come from?
エンボス (Japanese) comes from English emboss, from Middle English embossen, from Old French embocer, from Old French boce, from Vulgar Latin bottia, from Frankish bottija, from Frankish bōtan, from Proto-Germanic bautaną — to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to...
エンボス (Japanese): embossing
Definitions
- embossing
Ancestry of “エンボス”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | emboss | To mark or decorate with a raised design or... |
| 2 | Middle English | embossen | — |
| 3 | Old French | embocer | — |
| 4 | Old French | boce | swelling |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | bottia | bump |
| 6 | Frankish | bottija | — |
| 7 | Frankish | bōtan | to strike, knock down |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | bautaną | to beat, push |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰewd- | to hit, strike; to beat, push; to strike, push,... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰew- | to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to... |