Where does “リンボー” come from?

リンボー (Japanese) comes from English limbo, from Latin limbus, from Proto-Indo-European (s)lembʰ- — to hang limply; to hang loosely, hang limply.

リンボー (Japanese): limbo

Definitions

  1. limbo

Ancestry of “リンボー”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlimboThe place where innocent souls exist temporarily...
2LatinlimbusA border, edge; hem, fringe, tassel
3Proto-Indo-European(s)lembʰ-to hang limply; to hang loosely, hang limply
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)lembʰ- →Every word from Latin limbus →Every word from English limbo →