Where does “グレープジュース” come from?
グレープジュース (Japanese) comes from Japanese ジュース, from English deuce, from Middle English dewes, from Old French deus, from Latin Deus, from Latin dẹ̄vos, from Old Latin deivos, from Proto-Italic deiwos — to be bright; sky, heaven.
Ancestry of “グレープジュース”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | ジュース | juice; any soft drink or other non-alcoholic... |
| 2 | English | deuce | A card with two pips, one of four in a standard... |
| 3 | Middle English | dewes | plural of dew; plural of dewe; two |
| 4 | Old French | deus | two |
| 5 | Latin | Deus | God |
| 6 | Latin | dẹ̄vos | — |
| 7 | Old Latin | deivos | god, deity |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | deiwos | god, deity |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | deywós | god |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | dyew- | to be bright; sky, heaven |