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
- makeup, cosmetics; to apply makeup; to put on...
Ancestry of “メイク”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | メイクアップ | makeup, cosmetics; to apply makeup; to put on... |
| 2 | English | makeup | An item's composition; Cosmetics; colorants and... |
| 3 | French | maquillage | makeup |
| 4 | French | maquiller | to disguise, cover or apply makeup (to); to dress up, to embellish |
| 5 | Middle French | macquiller | to work, do |
| 6 | Old French | makier | to build, make |
| 7 | Old Dutch | macōn | to make, do |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | makōn | to build, work, make |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | makaz | fit, suitable, agreeable, comfortable |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | maǵ- | to oil, knead; to knead, oil |