Where does “ドローン” come from?

ドローン (Japanese) comes from English drone, from Middle English drounen — to roar, bellow.

ドローン (Japanese): drone (unmanned aircraft)

Definitions

  1. drone (unmanned aircraft)

Ancestry of “ドローン”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdroneA male ant, bee or wasp, which does not work but...
2Middle Englishdrounento roar, bellow
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