Where does “カリパス” come from?
カリパス (Japanese) comes from English calipers, from English caliber, from French calibre, from Italian calibro, from Arabic قَالِب, from Classical Syriac ܩܠܒܝܕ, from Ancient Greek καλοπόδιον, from Ancient Greek κᾱλόπους — to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall.
Ancestry of “カリパス”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | calipers | A device used to measure thickness between two... |
| 2 | English | caliber | Diameter of the bore of a firearm, typically... |
| 3 | French | calibre | calibre; first-person singular present indicative... |
| 4 | Italian | calibro | caliber, bore; callipers; template |
| 5 | Arabic | قَالِب | form, mold; form, mould; mold |
| 6 | Classical Syriac | ܩܠܒܝܕ | last |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | καλοπόδιον | shoemaker's last |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | κᾱλόπους | shoemaker's last |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | πούς | foot; leg; Greek foot or pous, the ancient Greek... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pṓds | foot |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | póds | foot |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ped- | to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall |