Where does “ジンクス” come from?

ジンクス (Japanese) comes from English jinx, from English jynx, from Latin iynx, from Ancient Greek ἴϋγξ — Eurasian wryneck (Jynx torquilla).

ジンクス (Japanese): jinx

Definitions

  1. jinx

Ancestry of “ジンクス”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishjinxA hex; an evil spell; A person or thing supposed...
2EnglishjynxA bird, the wryneck, once thought a bird of ill...
3Latiniynxwryneck
4Ancient GreekἴϋγξEurasian wryneck (Jynx torquilla)
Every word from Ancient Greek ἴϋγξ →Every word from Latin iynx →Every word from English jynx →