Where does “ボーキサイト” come from?

ボーキサイト (Japanese) comes from English bauxite, from French Les Baux.

ボーキサイト (Japanese): bauxite (ore)

Definitions

  1. bauxite (ore)

Ancestry of “ボーキサイト”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbauxiteThe principal ore of aluminium; a clay-like...
2FrenchLes Baux—
Every word from French Les Baux →Every word from English bauxite →