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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

  1. camphene

Ancestry of “カンフェン”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcampheneBicyclic monoterpene, a minor constituent of many...
2EnglishcamphorA white transparent waxy crystalline isoprenoid...
3Middle Frenchchampore—
4Old Frenchcamphore—
5Medieval Latincamphora—
6Ancient Greekκαμφορά—
7Arabicكَافُور—
8Malaykapurlime
9Pahlavi𐭪𐭠𐭯𐭥𐭫—
10Sanskritकर्पूरcamphor
11Palikappūra—
12Old Malaykapur—
13Proto-Malayic*kapur—
14Proto-Austronesianqapuʀlime, calcium
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