Where does “カンフェン” come from?
カンフェン (Japanese) comes from English camphene, from English camphor, from Middle French champore, from Old French camphore, from Medieval Latin camphora, from Ancient Greek καμφορά, from Arabic كَافُور, from Malay kapur — lime, calcium.
カンフェン (Japanese): camphene
Definitions
- camphene
Ancestry of “カンフェン”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | camphene | Bicyclic monoterpene, a minor constituent of many... |
| 2 | English | camphor | A white transparent waxy crystalline isoprenoid... |
| 3 | Middle French | champore | — |
| 4 | Old French | camphore | — |
| 5 | Medieval Latin | camphora | — |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | καμφορά | — |
| 7 | Arabic | كَافُور | — |
| 8 | Malay | kapur | lime |
| 9 | Pahlavi | 𐭪𐭠𐭯𐭥𐭫 | — |
| 10 | Sanskrit | कर्पूर | camphor |
| 11 | Pali | kappūra | camphor |
| 12 | Old Malay | kapur | — |
| 13 | Proto-Malayic | *kapur | — |
| 14 | Proto-Austronesian | qapuʀ | lime, calcium |