Where does “キャリアウーマン” come from?
キャリアウーマン (Japanese) comes from English careerwoman, from English career, from French carrière, from Old French quarrière, from Vulgar Latin quadraria, from Latin quadrō, from Latin quādrus, from Latin quattŭor — and.
キャリアウーマン (Japanese): a careerwoman
Definitions
- a careerwoman
Ancestry of “キャリアウーマン”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | careerwoman | A woman who is dedicated to her career |
| 2 | English | career | One's calling in life; a person's occupation;... |
| 3 | French | carrière | racecourse; career; quarry |
| 4 | Old French | quarrière | — |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | quadraria | — |
| 6 | Latin | quadrō | to make four-cornered, square, make square |
| 7 | Latin | quādrus | square |
| 8 | Latin | quattŭor | four; 4 |
| 9 | Portuguese | quarto | ordinal form of quatro; fourth; quarter; fourth;... |
| 10 | Old Portuguese | quarto | quarter |
| 11 | Latin | quārtus | fourth |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷeturtos | — |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷetwóres | four |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷe- | and |