Where does “パンク” come from?
パンク (Japanese) comes from English puncture, from Latin punctura, from Latin punctus, from Latin -tus, from Proto-Italic -tus, from Proto-Indo-European -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.
パンク (Japanese): puncture, especially in a tire; have a flat tire...
Definitions
- puncture, especially in a tire; have a flat tire...
Ancestry of “パンク”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | puncture | The act or an instance of puncturing; A hole,... |
| 2 | Latin | punctura | a pricking, prick, puncture; nominative feminine... |
| 3 | Latin | punctus | pricked, punctured, pierced, having been pricked;... |
| 4 | Latin | -tus | Forms the past participle of verbs; Forms... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -tus | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -tus | Derives action nouns from verb roots |