Where does “ギロチン” come from?
ギロチン (Japanese) comes from English guillotine, from French guillotine, from French Guillotin, from French Guillot, from French Guillaume, from Old French Guillaume, from Frankish Willahelm, from Proto-Germanic Wiljahelmaz — to pierce, strike; to stick; prick; stab.
ギロチン (Japanese): a guillotine
Definitions
- a guillotine
Ancestry of “ギロチン”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | guillotine | A machine used for the application of capital... |
| 2 | French | guillotine | guillotine; first-person singular present... |
| 3 | French | Guillotin | Guillotin |
| 4 | French | Guillot | — |
| 5 | French | Guillaume | William |
| 6 | Old French | Guillaume | — |
| 7 | Frankish | Willahelm | William |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | Wiljahelmaz | — |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | helmaz | helmet |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | halmaz | halm; stem; stalk; straw; hay |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱolh₂mos | stalk |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱelh₂- | to pierce, strike; to stick; prick; stab |