Where does “テーマパーク” come from?
テーマパーク (Japanese) comes from Japanese パーク, from English park, from Korean 박, from Chinese 泊, from English poise, from Middle English poys, from Middle French pois, from Latin pēnsum — to stretch.
テーマパーク (Japanese): a theme park
Definitions
- a theme park
Ancestry of “テーマパーク”, step by step
テーマパーク traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Japanese パーク
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | パーク | a park; an amusement park; parking a car |
| 2 | English | park | An area of land set aside for environment... |
| 3 | Korean | 박 | gourd; calabash; gourd shell; head |
| 4 | Chinese | 泊 | — |
| 5 | English | poise | A state of balance, equilibrium or stability;... |
| 6 | Middle English | poys | — |
| 7 | Middle French | pois | weight |
| 8 | Latin | pēnsum | allotment, portion, weight (of wool measured out to a slave to spin in a day) |
| 9 | Latin | pendō | to weigh, weigh out |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | pendō | hang, put in a hanging position |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)péndeti | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)pend- | to stretch |
via Japanese テーマ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | テーマ | theme, subject; musical motif |
| 2 | German | Thema | topic, subject, issue; theme |
| 3 | Latin | thema | theme, topic; the alignment of celestial bodies... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | θέμα | That which is placed or laid down; Something... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | τίθημι | I put, place, set; I make, cause to be; I make |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeh₁- | to do, put, place |
via English theme park
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | theme park | An amusement park that bases its structures and attractions around a central theme |