Where does “オーバーツーリズム” come from?
オーバーツーリズム (Japanese) comes from English overtourism, from English tourism, from English tour, from Old French tour, from Old French torner, from Latin tornō, from Latin tornus, from Ancient Greek τόρνος — to rub, turn; to drill, pierce.
オーバーツーリズム (Japanese): overtourism
Definitions
- overtourism
Ancestry of “オーバーツーリズム”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | overtourism | Excessive tourism |
| 2 | English | tourism | The act of travelling or sightseeing,... |
| 3 | English | tour | A journey through a particular building, estate,... |
| 4 | Old French | tour | tower |
| 5 | Old French | torner | to turn; to return; to go back |
| 6 | Latin | tornō | to turn |
| 7 | Latin | tornus | A turner's wheel, lathe; A potter's wheel |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | τόρνος | A tool similar to a pair of compasses used to... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | torh₂no- | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | terh₁- | to rub, turn; to drill, pierce |