Where does “サイフォン” come from?

サイフォン (Japanese) comes from English siphon, from Middle French siphon, from Old French sifon, from Latin sīphō, from Ancient Greek σίφων — tube, pipe; siphon, used for drawing wine out of...

サイフォン (Japanese): a siphon

Definitions

  1. a siphon

Ancestry of “サイフォン”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsiphonA bent pipe or tube with one end lower than the...
2Middle Frenchsiphon—
3Old Frenchsifon—
4Latinsīphōa siphon or tube
5Ancient Greekσίφωνtube, pipe; siphon, used for drawing wine out of...
Every word from Ancient Greek σίφων →Every word from Latin sīphō →Every word from Old French sifon →