Etymology Explorer › Japanese

Where does “ディズニーランド” come from?

ディズニーランド (Japanese) comes from English Disneyland, from English Disney, from Old French dé, from Latin dadu, from Latin datum, from Latin datus, from Latin dāre, from Proto-Italic didō — to give.

Ancestry of “ディズニーランド”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishDisneylandA place resembling the Disneyland theme park,...
2EnglishDisney—
3Old Frenchdédie
4Latindadu—
5Latindatumgift, present; accusative supine of dō;...
6Latindatusgiven; offered; yielded
7Latindāre—
8Proto-Italicdidōgive
9Proto-Indo-Europeandédeh₃tito be giving
10Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₃-to give
Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₃- →