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Where does “グラサン” come from?

グラサン (Japanese) comes from Japanese サングラス, from English sunglass, from English glass, from Scottish Gaelic glas, from Middle Irish glas, from Old Irish glas, from Proto-Celtic glastos, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰl̥h₃stós — to flourish; green, yellow.

グラサン (Japanese): Synonym of サングラス ; shades

Definitions

  1. Synonym of サングラス ; shades

Ancestry of “グラサン”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japaneseサングラスsunglasses
2Englishsunglasssingular of sunglasses; used chiefly in...
3EnglishglassAn amorphous solid, often transparent substance...
4Scottish Gaelicglasgreen; grey; lock
5Middle Irishglas—
6Old Irishglasgreen, greenish; blue, green-blue, grey-blue; the...
7Proto-Celticglastosgreen, blue
8Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰl̥h₃stós—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰelh₃-to flourish; green, yellow
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