Where does “ポン酢” come from?
ポン酢 (Japanese) comes from Japanese ポンス, from Dutch pons, from English Punch, from English puncheon, from Middle English punchoun, from Old French ponchon, from Latin punctiō, from Latin -tiō — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
ポン酢 (Japanese): ponzu: a sour citrus-based sauce usually made...
Definitions
- ponzu: a sour citrus-based sauce usually made...
Ancestry of “ポン酢”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | ポンス | — |
| 2 | Dutch | pons | punch; Obsolete form of punch |
| 3 | English | Punch | A glove puppet who is the main character used in a Punch and Judy show |
| 4 | English | puncheon | A figured stamp, die, or punch, used by... |
| 5 | Middle English | punchoun | — |
| 6 | Old French | ponchon | puncheon |
| 7 | Latin | punctiō | puncture, pricking |
| 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 |
| 15 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |