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Where does “クール” come from?

クール (Japanese) comes from French cours, from German Kurs, from Italian corso, from Latin cohors, from Latin co-, from Latin cōn-, from Latin cum, from Old Latin com — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

クール (Japanese): cool; a 13-week unit of television broadcasting

Definitions

  1. cool; a 13-week unit of television broadcasting

Ancestry of “クール”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcoursstream of water, river; course; teaching, lesson,...
2GermanKurscourse; exchange rate, market price
3Italiancorsocourse; stream, waterway; avenue
4Latincohorsa court; a farmyard or enclosure; a retinue or...
5Latinco-allomorph of con-
6Latincōn-—
7Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
8Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
9Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
10Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
11Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
12Middle Englishkyt—
13Germankitt—
14Old High Germankuti—
15Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
16Proto-Germanickweduzresin
17Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
18Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

Words derived from “クール”

  • cour
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