Where does “ペット” come from?
ペット (Japanese) comes from English PET, from English petition, from Old French peticiun, from Latin petitio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
ペット (Japanese): a pet; Clipping of トランペット; PET
Definitions
- a pet; Clipping of トランペット; PET
Ancestry of “ペット”, step by step
ペット traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English PET
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | PET | Initialism of polyethylene terephthalate; Acronym... |
| 2 | English | petition | A formal, written request made to an official... |
| 3 | Old French | peticiun | request; demand |
| 4 | Latin | petitio | an attack, thrust, blow; a request, petition,... |
| 5 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 6 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 7 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 8 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 9 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 10 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 11 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 12 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
via Japanese トランペット
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | トランペット | trumpet |
| 2 | English | trumpet | A musical instrument of the brass family,... |
| 3 | English | Trump | The suit, in a game of cards, that outranks all others |
| 4 | Middle English | trumpe | A trumpet, horn, or similar musical instrument;... |
| 5 | Old French | trompe | trump, trumpet; horn, trump, trumpet |
| 6 | Frankish | trumpa | trump, trumpet; trumpet |