Where does “キャラメル” come from?
キャラメル (Japanese) comes from English caramel, from French caramel, from Spanish caramelo, from Portuguese caramelo, from Latin calamellus, from Latin -ellus, from Latin -ulus, from Proto-Italic -olos — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.
キャラメル (Japanese): caramel
Ancestry of “キャラメル”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | caramel | A smooth, chewy, sticky confection made by... |
| 2 | French | caramel | caramel, fudge |
| 3 | Spanish | caramelo | candy; caramel |
| 4 | Portuguese | caramelo | caramel; candy made of caramel; any candy |
| 5 | Latin | calamellus | A little reed or pen |
| 6 | Latin | -ellus | Alternative form of -ulus; "forming masculine... |
| 7 | Latin | -ulus | Used to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -olos | — |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | -elos | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -e-lós | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |