Where does “ロス” come from?

ロス (Japanese) comes from English loss, from Middle English lōs, from Old English los, from Proto-Germanic lusą, from Proto-Indo-European lewHs-, from Proto-Indo-European lewH- — louse.

ロス (Japanese): a loss

Definitions

  1. a loss

Ancestry of “ロス”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlossThe result of no longer possessing an object, a...
2Middle Englishlōsloss
3Old Englishlosloss; destruction
4Proto-Germaniclusąloss
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanlewHs-to cut; sever; loose; lose; to cut loose; sever;...
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanlewH-louse
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewH- →