Where does “メーデー” come from?
メーデー (Japanese) comes from English mayday, from French aider, from Middle French ayder, from Old French aidier, from Latin adiūtō, from Latin -tō, from Latin -tus, from Proto-Italic -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.
メーデー (Japanese): mayday; May Day, International Workers' Day
Definitions
- mayday; May Day, International Workers' Day
Ancestry of “メーデー”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | mayday | An international distress signal used by shipping... |
| 2 | French | aider | to help; to aid |
| 3 | Middle French | ayder | to help; to aid |
| 4 | Old French | aidier | to help |
| 5 | Latin | adiūtō | — |
| 6 | Latin | -tō | — |
| 7 | Latin | -tus | Forms the past participle of verbs; Forms... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -tus | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -tus | Derives action nouns from verb roots |