Where does “プライヤ” come from?
プライヤ (Japanese) comes from English plier, from English ply, from English apply, from Middle English aplien, from Old French applier, from Latin applicō, from Latin ad-, from Latin īn- — in.
プライヤ (Japanese): pliers
Definitions
- pliers
Ancestry of “プライヤ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | plier | One who plies |
| 2 | English | ply | A layer of material; A strand that, twisted... |
| 3 | English | apply | To lay or place; to put; To put to use; to use or... |
| 4 | Middle English | aplien | — |
| 5 | Old French | applier | to bend; to apply |
| 6 | Latin | applicō | to apply |
| 7 | Latin | ad- | to; usually prefixed to verbs, in which cases it... |
| 8 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 9 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 10 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |