Where does “クルーズ船” come from?
クルーズ船 (Japanese) comes from Japanese クルーズ, from English cruise, from Dutch kruisen, from Middle Dutch cruce, from Old Dutch *krūci, from Latin crux, from Proto-Italic *kruks, from Proto-Indo-European sḱer- — to caw, crow.
クルーズ船 (Japanese): cruise ship
Definitions
- cruise ship
Ancestry of “クルーズ船”, step by step
クルーズ船 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Japanese クルーズ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | クルーズ | cruise sea voyage |
| 2 | English | cruise | A sea or lake voyage, especially one taken for... |
| 3 | Dutch | kruisen | to cross, intersect; to breed |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | cruce | — |
| 5 | Old Dutch | *krūci | — |
| 6 | Latin | crux | wooden frame on which criminals were crucified,... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | *kruks | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sḱer- | to caw, crow |