Where does “ルイボス茶” come from?
ルイボス茶 (Japanese) comes from Japanese ルイボス, from Afrikaans rooibos, from Afrikaans rooi, from Dutch rooi, from Middle English roye, from Old French roie, from Vulgar Latin riga, from Gaulish rica — passed , crossed.
ルイボス茶 (Japanese): rooibos
Definitions
- rooibos
Ancestry of “ルイボス茶”, step by step
ルイボス茶 traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Japanese ルイボス
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | ルイボス | rooibos (Aspalathus linearis) |
| 2 | Afrikaans | rooibos | rooibos (plant) |
| 3 | Afrikaans | rooi | red |
| 4 | Dutch | rooi | Alternative form of rood |
| 5 | Middle English | roye | — |
| 6 | Old French | roie | — |
| 7 | Vulgar Latin | riga | second-person singular present active imperative... |
| 8 | Gaulish | rica | furrow |
| 9 | Proto-Celtic | ɸrikā | furrow |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | perḱ- | colored; motley; to open, rip up |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via Japanese ティー
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | ティー | The name of the Latin-script letter T; a tee;... |
| 2 | English | tee | The name of the Latin-script letter T; Something... |
| 3 | Middle English | teen | — |
| 4 | Old English | tēon | to drag, draw, pull; to train, discipline; to... |
| 5 | Old English | tēohan | — |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | teuhan | to pull; to lead |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | teuhaną | to lead; to pull behind oneself, draw, drag |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dewk- | to pull, to draw; to lead |