Where does “マーモセット” come from?
マーモセット (Japanese) comes from English marmoset, from French marmouset, from French marmonner, from Latin murmuro, from Latin murmur, from Proto-Indo-European mormur-.
マーモセット (Japanese): marmoset
Definitions
- marmoset
Ancestry of “マーモセット”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | marmoset | A small monkey, now specifically a Central and... |
| 2 | French | marmouset | grotesque, gargoyle; brat, kid |
| 3 | French | marmonner | to murmur, mumble |
| 4 | Latin | murmuro | I murmur, mutter; I murmur or grumble at,... |
| 5 | Latin | murmur | murmur, murmuring; humming, roaring, growling,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | mormur- | — |