Where does “スポイト” come from?

スポイト (Japanese) comes from Dutch spuit, from Middle Dutch spoyte.

スポイト (Japanese): Pasteur pipette; color picker, eyedropper

Definitions

  1. Pasteur pipette; color picker, eyedropper

Ancestry of “スポイト”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchspuitspout; needle, syringe; injection, jab
2Middle Dutchspoyte—
Every word from Middle Dutch spoyte →Every word from Dutch spuit →