Where does “ディーゼル” come from?

ディーゼル (Japanese) comes from English diesel, from German Diesel — diesel vehicle powered by a diesel engine.

ディーゼル (Japanese): diesel

Definitions

  1. diesel

Ancestry of “ディーゼル”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdieselA fuel derived from petroleum but heavier than...
2GermanDieseldiesel vehicle powered by a diesel engine
Every word from German Diesel →Every word from English diesel →