Where does “チンパンジー” come from?

チンパンジー (Japanese) comes from English chimpanzee, from French chimpanzé — chimpanzee.

チンパンジー (Japanese): a common chimpanzee

Definitions

  1. a common chimpanzee

Ancestry of “チンパンジー”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishchimpanzeeA species of great ape in the genus "Pan", native...
2Frenchchimpanzéchimpanzee
Every word from French chimpanzé →Every word from English chimpanzee →