Where does “ショパン” come from?

ショパン (Japanese) comes from French Chopin, from French chopine, from Middle French chapin, from Old Spanish chapín, from Old Spanish chapa — plate.

ショパン (Japanese): Frédéric Chopin, Polish composer

Definitions

  1. Frédéric Chopin, Polish composer

Ancestry of “ショパン”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchChopin—
2FrenchchopineA French pre-metric measure of capacity equal to...
3Middle Frenchchapin—
4Old Spanishchapín—
5Old Spanishchapaplate
Every word from Old Spanish chapa →Every word from Old Spanish chapín →Every word from Middle French chapin →