Where does “台パン” come from?
台パン (Japanese) comes from Japanese パンチ, from English Punch, from English puncheon, from Middle English punchoun, from Old French ponchon, from Latin punctiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
台パン (Japanese): to punch an arcade machine in frustration
Definitions
- to punch an arcade machine in frustration
Ancestry of “台パン”, step by step
台パン traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Japanese パンチ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | パンチ | a punch; to punch |
| 2 | English | Punch | A glove puppet who is the main character used in a Punch and Judy show |
| 3 | English | puncheon | A figured stamp, die, or punch, used by... |
| 4 | Middle English | punchoun | — |
| 5 | Old French | ponchon | puncheon |
| 6 | Latin | punctiō | puncture, pricking |
| 7 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 8 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 9 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 10 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 11 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 12 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 13 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 14 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
via Middle Chinese だい
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Chinese | だい | — |
| 2 | Japanese | い | Used in compounds with certain sentence-ending... |
| 3 | Japanese | や | and/or; is, are; Alternative form of いや |
| 4 | Japanese | じゃ | so, then—used for connecting to a reasonable... |
| 5 | Japanese | である | To be: the copula, with the same function as だ and its polite form です |
| 6 | Japanese | で | at; with, by, using; indicating the following... |
| 7 | Japanese | ぜ | sentence-ending particle signifying emphasis,... |
| 8 | Japanese | ぞえ | sentence-ending particle signifying emphasis, used to lightly press one's point, with affectionate overtones |
| 9 | Japanese | え | Alternative form of い |
| 10 | Middle Chinese | 衣 | — |