Where does “ビフテキ” come from?
ビフテキ (Japanese) comes from French bifteck, from English beefsteak, from English beef, from Middle English bef, from Old French buef, from Latin bōs, from Ancient Greek βοῦς, from Latin corvus — army.
ビフテキ (Japanese): Alternative form of ビーフステーキ
Definitions
- Alternative form of ビーフステーキ
Ancestry of “ビフテキ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | bifteck | beefsteak |
| 2 | English | beefsteak | steak cut from beef cattle; Ellipsis of beefsteak... |
| 3 | English | beef | The meat from a cow, bull, or other bovine; A... |
| 4 | Middle English | bef | beef; cow flesh or meat; A bovine or its carcass |
| 5 | Old French | buef | cow |
| 6 | Latin | bōs | head of cattle (cow, bull, steer, or ox) |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | βοῦς | cow, ox, cattle; shield: ὃτι ἐκ βοείων ἐστι... |
| 8 | Latin | corvus | A raven; a bird associated with prophecy and... |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | korwos | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱorh₂wós | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱer- | to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,... |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥- | to turn, to bend |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | ker- | army |