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Where does “オムライス” come from?

オムライス (Japanese) comes from Japanese オムレツ, from French omelette, from French alemette, from French alemelle, from Latin lāmella, from Latin -lus, from Proto-Italic -elos, from Proto-Indo-European -e-lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.

オムライス (Japanese): omurice: an omelette filled with fried rice,...

Definitions

  1. omurice: an omelette filled with fried rice,...

Ancestry of “オムライス”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japaneseオムレツomelette
2Frenchomeletteomelette
3Frenchalemette—
4Frenchalemelleknife blade
5Latinlāmella—
6Latin-lusAlternative form of -ulus; diminutive suffix
7Proto-Italic-elos—
8Proto-Indo-European-e-lós—
9Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots

Words derived from “オムライス”

  • omurice
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