Where does “リコーダー” come from?

リコーダー (Japanese) comes from English recorder, from Middle English recorder, from Middle English record — to practice.

リコーダー (Japanese): recorder

Definitions

  1. recorder

Ancestry of “リコーダー”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishrecorderAn apparatus for recording; a device which...
2Middle Englishrecorder—
3Middle Englishrecordto practice
Every word from Middle English record →Every word from Middle English recorder →Every word from English recorder →