Where does “スターダスト” come from?
スターダスト (Japanese) comes from English stardust, from English dust, from German dust, from Middle Low German dust, from Old French joste, from Latin juxta, from Latin iuxta, from Proto-Italic jougestād — to join, to yoke, to tie together.
スターダスト (Japanese): stardust
Definitions
- stardust
Ancestry of “スターダスト”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | stardust | a powder with supposedly magic or charismatic... |
| 2 | English | dust | Fine particles; The act of cleaning by dusting;... |
| 3 | German | dust | — |
| 4 | Middle Low German | dust | — |
| 5 | Old French | joste | joust |
| 6 | Latin | juxta | Alternative form of iū̆xtā; near to, nigh |
| 7 | Latin | iuxta | nearly; near, close to; just as |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | jougestād | — |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | jougestos | — |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | jougos | yoked animals, team |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | yéwgos | team, pair of yoked animals |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | yewg- | to join, to yoke, to tie together |