Where does “サバイバル” come from?
サバイバル (Japanese) comes from English survival, from English survive, from Latin supervīvō, from Latin super-, from Latin super, from Latin eks-uper, from Proto-Indo-European upéri, from Proto-Indo-European upér.
サバイバル (Japanese): (act of) survival while facing danger
Definitions
- (act of) survival while facing danger
Ancestry of “サバイバル”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | survival | The fact or act of surviving; continued existence... |
| 2 | English | survive | Of a person, to continue to live; to remain... |
| 3 | Latin | supervīvō | to outlive |
| 4 | Latin | super- | super-; over, above |
| 5 | Latin | super | "accusative" above, on the top of, upon;... |
| 6 | Latin | eks-uper | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | upéri | alternative reconstruction of *upér |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | upér | above; over |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |