Where does “ライティング” come from?

ライティング (Japanese) comes from English writing, from Middle English writing, from Old English wrīting, from Old English wrītan, from Proto-West Germanic wrītan, from Proto-Germanic wrītaną, from Proto-Indo-European wēr-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

ライティング (Japanese): writing; the practice of writing; a piece of writing, such as a document or book

Definitions

  1. writing; the practice of writing; a piece of writing, such as a document or book

Ancestry of “ライティング”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishwritingGraphism of symbols such as letters that express...
2Middle Englishwriting
3Old Englishwrītingwriting
4Old Englishwrītanto incise, engrave; to scratch, carve, write; to...
5Proto-West Germanicwrītanto scratch, to carve
6Proto-Germanicwrītanąto scratch, carve; to engrave, inscribe, write
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwēr-true
8Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer-Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēr-Every word from Proto-Germanic wrītaną