Where does “ランタン” come from?

ランタン (Japanese) comes from German Lanthan, from Ancient Greek λανθάνω, from Proto-Indo-European leh₂- — to bark, howl; to be concealed.

ランタン (Japanese): lanthanum, La

Definitions

  1. lanthanum, La

Ancestry of “ランタン”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanLanthanlanthanum
2Ancient Greekλανθάνωto escape notice; to cause to forget; to forget
3Proto-Indo-Europeanleh₂-to bark, howl; to be concealed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leh₂- →Every word from Ancient Greek λανθάνω →Every word from German Lanthan →