Where does “ジャイロコンパス” come from?
ジャイロコンパス (Japanese) comes from English gyrocompass, from English compass, from Middle English compas, from Old French compas, from Medieval Latin compassus, from Italian compassare, from Latin com-, from Latin con- — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
ジャイロコンパス (Japanese): a gyrocompass
Definitions
- a gyrocompass
Ancestry of “ジャイロコンパス”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | gyrocompass | A north-seeking form of gyroscope used as a... |
| 2 | English | compass | A magnetic or electronic device used to determine... |
| 3 | Middle English | compas | Guile, craft or an instance of it; the use of... |
| 4 | Old French | compas | — |
| 5 | Medieval Latin | compassus | a circle, a circuit; suffered; pitied |
| 6 | Italian | compassare | measure with a pair of compasses |
| 7 | Latin | com- | allomorph of con- |
| 8 | Latin | con- | Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing... |
| 9 | Latin | cum | with, along with; at; -fold |
| 10 | Old Latin | com | Alternative form of cum |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | kom | with, along, at |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 14 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 15 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 16 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 17 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 18 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 19 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 20 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |