Where does “バックシャン” come from?
バックシャン (Japanese) comes from Japanese バック, from English back, from French bac, from French baccalauréat, from Medieval Latin baccalaureatus, from Latin baccalaureus, from Latin laurea, from Latin laurus — Forms comparative adjectives.
バックシャン (Japanese): A woman who is attractive if seen from behind,...
Definitions
- A woman who is attractive if seen from behind,...
Ancestry of “バックシャン”, step by step
バックシャン traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Japanese バック
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | バック | back; go back |
| 2 | English | back | Near the rear; Not current; Far from the main... |
| 3 | French | bac | ferry; vat; high school exit exam in France; A... |
| 4 | French | baccalauréat | baccalaureat; bachelor's degree |
| 5 | Medieval Latin | baccalaureatus | bachelor's degree |
| 6 | Latin | baccalaureus | bachelor |
| 7 | Latin | laurea | laurel, bay tree; crown, wreath or branch of... |
| 8 | Latin | laurus | laurel tree; laurels; a crown of laurel |
| 9 | English | -aceous | Of, relating to, resembling or containing the... |
| 10 | Latin | -āceus | aceous; resembling, having the nature of, forming, belonging to |
| 11 | Latin | -āx | ish, -y |
| 12 | Latin | -ium | Suffix used to form abstract nouns, sometimes... |
| 13 | Latin | -ius | forming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter... |
| 14 | Proto-Italic | -jōs | Forms comparative adjectives |
via Japanese シャン
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | シャン | beautiful |
| 2 | German | schön | beautiful, lovely, pretty, handsome; good, great,... |
| 3 | Old Frisian | skō | — |
| 4 | Old Saxon | skōh | shoe |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | skōh | shoe |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | skōhaz | shoe |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | skewk- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kew- | to caw, to howl; to cover, hide; to cover, hide,... |