Where does “サワーソップ” come from?

サワーソップ (Japanese) comes from English soursop, from English sour, from Middle English sour, from Old French essorer, from Vulgar Latin exaurare, from Latin ex, from Latin commūnicō, from Latin commūnis — whale, sea monster; abyss.

サワーソップ (Japanese): soursop

Definitions

  1. soursop

Ancestry of “サワーソップ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsoursopA small tropical evergreen tree, "Annona...
2EnglishsourHaving an acidic, sharp or tangy taste; Made...
3Middle Englishsoursour, acidic, bitter; foul-smelling, rancid;...
4Old Frenchessorerto fly up, soar
5Vulgar Latinexaurareto rise into the air; to expose to air; to rise...
6LatinexA name of the letter "X"; out of, from
7Latincommūnicōto impart, share
8Latincommūniscommon, commonplace, ordinary, general, universal, shared, shared alike, of both sides, belonging to two or more together
9Old Latincom(m)oinis—
10Proto-Italickommoiniscommon
11Proto-Indo-Europeanḱom-moy-ni-held in common
12Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
13Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
14Middle Englishkyt—
15Russianкитwhale; genitive plural of ки́та
16Old Church Slavonicкитъwhale
17Ancient Greekκῆτοςwhale, sea monster; abyss
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