Where does “サインオフ” come from?
サインオフ (Japanese) comes from English sign-off, from English signoff, from English off, from Middle English of, from Old English of, from Old English æf, from Proto-Germanic *ab, from Proto-Indo-European apó.
サインオフ (Japanese): a signoff; to sign off
Ancestry of “サインオフ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | sign-off | Alternative spelling of signoff |
| 2 | English | signoff | The act or process of signing off; The process of... |
| 3 | English | off | In a direction away from the speaker or object;... |
| 4 | Middle English | of | of; off; until |
| 5 | Old English | of | of, from, off, out of |
| 6 | Old English | æf | of |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | *ab | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | apó | — |