Where does “モノレール” come from?
モノレール (Japanese) comes from English monorail, from French monorail, from French rail, from English rail, from Middle English rail, from Old English regol, from Latin rēgula, from Latin -ula — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
モノレール (Japanese): monorail
Definitions
- monorail
Ancestry of “モノレール”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | monorail | a railroad system where the trains run on one... |
| 2 | French | monorail | of or relating to monorail; monorail |
| 3 | French | rail | rail |
| 4 | English | rail | A horizontal bar extending between supports and... |
| 5 | Middle English | rail | — |
| 6 | Old English | regol | a rule; a ruler |
| 7 | Latin | rēgula | rule, bar |
| 8 | Latin | -ula | regō + API → rēgula; tegō + API → tēgula;... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -tlom | Alternative form of *-trom |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -trom | Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -tḗr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |