Where does “ミニマリスト” come from?

ミニマリスト (Japanese) comes from English minimalist, from English minimal, from English -ál, from English aldehyde, from German Aldehyd, from Latin alcohol, from Andalusian Arabic كُحُول, from Arabic كحل — kohl, antimony paste.

ミニマリスト (Japanese): minimalist

Definitions

  1. minimalist

Ancestry of “ミニマリスト”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishminimalistBelieving in or seeking a minimal state; seeking...
2EnglishminimalThe smallest possible amount, quantity, or...
3English-álOf or pertaining to. Adjectival suffix appended to various words, often nouns, to produce an adjective form. Often added to words of Latin origin, but used with other words also
4EnglishaldehydeAny of a large class of reactive organic...
5GermanAldehydaldehyde
6Latinalcoholkohl, collyrium, stibium; any other powder...
7Andalusian Arabicكُحُول
8Arabicكحلantimony; kohl, stibnite; black coloring of the...
9Arabicكُحْلantimony; kohl, stibnite
10Akkadianguḫlumkohl, antimony paste
Every word from Akkadian guḫlumEvery word from English -álEvery word from Arabic كُحْل
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