Where does “コーンビーフ” come from?
コーンビーフ (Japanese) comes from English corned beef, from English chief, from Middle English chef, from Old French chief, from Vulgar Latin capum, from Latin caput, from Proto-Italic kaput, from Proto-Indo-European káput — to seize, hold.
コーンビーフ (Japanese): corned beef
Ancestry of “コーンビーフ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | corned beef | Smoke-cured and salted beef; Beef conserved in... |
| 2 | English | chief | A leader or head of a group of people,... |
| 3 | Middle English | chef | A leader, boss, or director; a chief official;... |
| 4 | Old French | chief | head; leader, chief; front |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | capum | head, chief; head |
| 6 | Latin | caput | head; headlike protuberance on an organ or body... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | kaput | head |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | káput | head |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kap- | to seize, hold |