Where does “リモコン” come from?

リモコン (Japanese) comes from English remote, from Middle English remote, from Old French remot, from Latin remotus, from Latin removēre.

リモコン (Japanese): a remote

Definitions

  1. a remote

Ancestry of “リモコン”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishremoteAt a distance; disconnected; Distant or otherwise...
2Middle Englishremote—
3Old Frenchremot—
4Latinremotusremote; distant, far off; removed
5Latinremovēre—

Words derived from “リモコン”

Every word from Latin removēre →Every word from Latin remotus →Every word from Old French remot →