Where does “ペンテン” come from?
ペンテン (Japanese) comes from English pentene, from English pent, from English pen, from English penetration, from Middle English penetracioun, from Old French penetracïon, from Latin penetrātiō, from Latin -tiō — limestone; chalk; the finish line.
ペンテン (Japanese): pentene
Definitions
- pentene
Ancestry of “ペンテン”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pentene | Any of several isomeric alkenes having five... |
| 2 | English | pent | Confinement; concealment; Confined in a pen,... |
| 3 | English | pen | An enclosure used to contain domesticated... |
| 4 | English | penetration | The act of penetrating something; Specifically,... |
| 5 | Middle English | penetracioun | — |
| 6 | Old French | penetracïon | penetration (act, instance of penetrating) |
| 7 | Latin | penetrātiō | piercing, penetration |
| 8 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 9 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 10 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 11 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 12 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 13 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 14 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |