Where does “バーベル” come from?
バーベル (Japanese) comes from English barbell, from English dumbbell, from English dumb, from English damn, from Middle English dampnen, from Old French dampner, from Latin damnō, from Latin damnum — to share, divide.
バーベル (Japanese): barbell wide steel bar with premeasured weights
Definitions
- barbell wide steel bar with premeasured weights
Ancestry of “バーベル”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | barbell | A wide steel bar with premeasured weights affixed... |
| 2 | English | dumbbell | A weight training implement consisting of a short... |
| 3 | English | dumb | Unable to speak; lacking power of speech; Silent;... |
| 4 | English | damn | To condemn to hell; To condemn; to declare... |
| 5 | Middle English | dampnen | to damn |
| 6 | Old French | dampner | to damn |
| 7 | Latin | damnō | to discredit, find fault, disapprove, reject |
| 8 | Latin | damnum | damage or injury; loss; a fine |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | dapnom | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | dh₂pnóm | expense, investment |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | deh₂p- | to sacrifice; to lose |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | deh₂- | to share, divide |