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Where does “シアン” come from?

シアン (Japanese) comes from Dutch cyaan, from English can’t, from English -n’t, from English Not, from Middle English not, from Middle English nought, from Old English nōwiht, from Old English ne — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

シアン (Japanese): cyan

Definitions

  1. cyan

Ancestry of “シアン”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchcyaancyanogen, a blueish, acid, poisonous gas; cyan
2Englishcan’t—
3English-n’t—
4EnglishNot—
5Middle Englishnotnot; nothing, nought; nobody, no person
6Middle Englishnoughtnothing, none; not; iniquitous, wicked
7Old Englishnōwiht—
8Old Englishnenot; or, and not; "ne... ne..." is used to mean "...
9Old Englisheallescompletely, wholly, entirely; totally,...
10Old English-espossessive marker, indicating that an object...
11Proto-Germanic-as—
12Proto-Indo-European-ēsPrimarily forms adjectival bahuvrīhi compounds
13Proto-Indo-European-ess—
14Proto-Indo-European-osCreates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...
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