Where does “トロフィー” come from?
トロフィー (Japanese) comes from English trophy, from Middle French trophée, from Latin trophaeum, from Ancient Greek τρόπαιον, from Ancient Greek τροπή, from Ancient Greek -ή, from Ancient Greek -ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂.
トロフィー (Japanese): a trophy
Ancestry of “トロフィー”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | trophy | An object, usually in the form of a statuette,... |
| 2 | Middle French | trophée | memorial |
| 3 | Latin | trophaeum | trophy, monument to victory in war; a sign of... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | τρόπαιον | trophy, a monument to an enemy's defeat |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | τροπή | a turning; turning away the enemy, a rout;... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -ή | — |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -ᾱ | nominal suffix |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂ | — |