Where does “グラビアアイドル” come from?
グラビアアイドル (Japanese) comes from Japanese アイドル, from English idle, from Middle English idel, from Old English īdel, from Proto-West Germanic *īdl — void, empty, ineffective.
グラビアアイドル (Japanese): A pin-up girl, a (generally young) woman featured in sexy or alluring photographs or other images. Often pictured in a bikini or similarly revealing costume, but not nude
Definitions
- A pin-up girl, a (generally young) woman featured in sexy or alluring photographs or other images. Often pictured in a bikini or similarly revealing costume, but not nude
Ancestry of “グラビアアイドル”, step by step
グラビアアイドル traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Japanese アイドル
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | アイドル | idol; popular person |
| 2 | English | idle | Empty, vacant; Not being used appropriately; not... |
| 3 | Middle English | idel | — |
| 4 | Old English | īdel | empty, void; bereft |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *īdl | void, empty, ineffective |
via Japanese グラビア
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | グラビア | rotogravure |
| 2 | English | gravure | A type of intaglio printing process, in which an... |
| 3 | English | rotogravure | A printing process by which the paper is rolled... |
| 4 | German | Rotogravur | — |