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Where does “ロードショー” come from?

ロードショー (Japanese) comes from English roadshow, from English road, from Middle English rode, from Old English rād, from Proto-West Germanic raidu, from Proto-Germanic raidō, from Proto-Germanic rīdaną, from Proto-Indo-European rēydʰ- — to fit, to fix, to put together.

ロードショー (Japanese): a premiere; the first showing of a movie to a...

Definitions

  1. a premiere; the first showing of a movie to a...

Ancestry of “ロードショー”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishroadshowA show that travels from place to place; To show...
2EnglishroadA way used for travelling between places,...
3Middle EnglishrodeA cross or gibbet; The cross of Christ; The cross...
4Old Englishrādroad; riding, hostile incursion; riding, road
5Proto-West Germanicraiduriding, ride
6Proto-Germanicraidōride, journey; name of the R-rune
7Proto-Germanicrīdanąto ride
8Proto-Indo-Europeanrēydʰ-—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂er-to fit, to fix, to put together
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