Where does “デリカシー” come from?
デリカシー (Japanese) comes from English delicacy, from Middle English delicacie, from Middle English delicat, from Latin delicatus, from Latin dēliciae, from Latin dēliciō, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē — afterwards, post; by, at.
デリカシー (Japanese): delicacy tact
Definitions
- delicacy tact
Ancestry of “デリカシー”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | delicacy | The quality of being delicate; Something... |
| 2 | Middle English | delicacie | — |
| 3 | Middle English | delicat | delicate |
| 4 | Latin | delicatus | alluring, charming, delightful; voluptuous; soft,... |
| 5 | Latin | dēliciae | delight, pleasure |
| 6 | Latin | dēliciō | — |
| 7 | Latin | dē- | of; from |
| 8 | Latin | dē | of; concerning; about |
| 9 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 10 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | posti | behind, after |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | after |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |