Where does “ナイジェリア連邦共和国” come from?
ナイジェリア連邦共和国 (Japanese) comes from Japanese ナイジェリア, from English Nigeria, from English niger, from Latin Niger, from Proto-Indo-European negʷ- — bare, naked.
ナイジェリア連邦共和国 (Japanese): the Federal Republic of Nigeria
Definitions
- the Federal Republic of Nigeria
Ancestry of “ナイジェリア連邦共和国”, step by step
ナイジェリア連邦共和国 traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Japanese ナイジェリア
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | ナイジェリア | Nigeria |
| 2 | English | Nigeria | Currency: naira (₦) |
| 3 | English | niger | An Ethiopian herb, Guizotia abyssinica, grown for... |
| 4 | Latin | Niger | A Roman agnomen, or "nickname" |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | negʷ- | bare, naked |
via Japanese 共和国
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 共和国 | republic |
| 2 | Japanese | 国 | a land, a large place; a country in general, a... |
| 3 | Old Japanese | 国 | — |
via Japanese 連邦
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 連邦 | a federal state; a federation |