Where does “フリゲート” come from?
フリゲート (Japanese) comes from English frigate, from French frégate, from Italian fregata, from Latin aphractus, from Ancient Greek ἄφρακτος, from Ancient Greek φράκτης, from Ancient Greek -τής, from Ancient Greek πεῖρα — passed , crossed.
フリゲート (Japanese): frigate
Definitions
- frigate
Ancestry of “フリゲート”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | frigate | An obsolete type of sailing warship with a single... |
| 2 | French | frégate | frigate; frigatebird; first-person singular... |
| 3 | Italian | fregata | rub, polish; rip-off; feminine singular of... |
| 4 | Latin | aphractus | An open boat |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἄφρακτος | unfenced, unfortified, unguarded |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | φράκτης | sluice with gates |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -τής | Appended to verbs to form agent nouns |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | πεῖρα | trial, experiment, attempt |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |