Where does “サイレント” come from?

サイレント (Japanese) comes from English silent, from Latin silens, from Latin sileō, from Proto-Indo-European seyl- — still, windless, quiet, slow; to be silent.

サイレント (Japanese): silence

Definitions

  1. silence

Ancestry of “サイレント”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsilentFree from sound or noise; absolutely still;...
2Latinsilensresting, ceasing, remaining silent
3Latinsileōto be silent, noiseless, quiet, make no sound; speak not, to be quiet
4Proto-Indo-Europeanseyl-still, windless, quiet, slow; to be silent
Every word from Proto-Indo-European seyl- →Every word from Latin sileō →Every word from Latin silens →
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