Where does “メイク” come from?

メイク (Japanese) comes from Japanese メイクアップ, from English makeup, from French maquillage, from French maquiller, from Middle French macquiller, from Old French makier, from Old Dutch macōn, from Proto-West Germanic makōn — to oil, knead; to knead, oil.

メイク (Japanese): makeup, cosmetics; to apply makeup; to put on...

Definitions

  1. makeup, cosmetics; to apply makeup; to put on...

Ancestry of “メイク”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japaneseメイクアップmakeup, cosmetics; to apply makeup; to put on...
2EnglishmakeupAn item's composition; Cosmetics; colorants and...
3Frenchmaquillagemakeup
4Frenchmaquillerto disguise, cover or apply makeup (to); to dress up, to embellish
5Middle Frenchmacquillerto work, do
6Old Frenchmakierto build, make
7Old Dutchmacōnto make, do
8Proto-West Germanicmakōnto build, work, make
9Proto-Germanicmakazfit, suitable, agreeable, comfortable
10Proto-Indo-Europeanmaǵ-to oil, knead; to knead, oil
Every word from Proto-Indo-European maǵ-Every word from Proto-Germanic makazEvery word from Proto-West Germanic makōn