Where does “メタバース” come from?
メタバース (Japanese) comes from English metaverse, from English Universe, from Middle English universe, from Old French univers, from Latin ūniversum, from Latin versus, from Latin vertō, from Proto-Italic wertō — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.
メタバース (Japanese): metaverse
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Ancestry of “メタバース”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | metaverse | A set or the composite of all universes; A... |
| 2 | English | Universe | Our universe, the sum of everything that exists in the cosmos, including time and space itself |
| 3 | Middle English | universe | The universe; the stars |
| 4 | Old French | univers | the whole world; the whole Earth; universal;... |
| 5 | Latin | ūniversum | — |
| 6 | Latin | versus | turned, changed, having been turned; towards,... |
| 7 | Latin | vertō | to turn, turn oneself, direct one's way, to turn about, turn around, revolve |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | wertō | to turn |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | wert- | to turn, to rotate |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |