Where does “クレーム” come from?
クレーム (Japanese) comes from French crème, from Middle French chresme, from Old French cresme, from Late Latin crama, from Late Latin chrisma, from Ancient Greek χρῖσμα, from Ancient Greek χρίω, from Proto-Indo-European gʰrēy- — to rub; to stroke; to grind.
クレーム (Japanese): complaint, especially from a customer; claim;...
Definitions
- complaint, especially from a customer; claim;...
Ancestry of “クレーム”, step by step
クレーム traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French crème
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | crème | cream; cool; café crème |
| 2 | Middle French | chresme | cream (milk product) |
| 3 | Old French | cresme | cream |
| 4 | Late Latin | crama | skim; nominative plural of crāmum; accusative... |
| 5 | Late Latin | chrisma | ointment |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | χρῖσμα | anointing, unction; wall coating, plaster |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | χρίω | to rub or smear (especially the body) with oil or unguents; to anoint |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰrēy- | to smear; to paint, streak, smear |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰer- | to rub; to stroke; to grind |
via English claim
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | claim | A demand of ownership made for something; The... |
| 2 | Middle English | claimen | — |
| 3 | Old French | clamer | to call out; to cry out |
| 4 | Latin | clāmō | to cry out, clamor, shout, yell, exclaim |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | klāmāō | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kl̥h₁m- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kelh₁- | to call, cry, summon |