Where does “天鵞絨” come from?
天鵞絨 (Japanese) comes from Portuguese veludo, from Spanish velludo, from Catalan vellut, from Latin villūtus, from Latin -utus, from Latin -tus, from Proto-Italic -tus, from Proto-Indo-European -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.
天鵞絨 (Japanese): velvet
Ancestry of “天鵞絨”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Portuguese | veludo | velvet |
| 2 | Spanish | velludo | hairy-bodied; felt, velvet |
| 3 | Catalan | vellut | velvet |
| 4 | Latin | villūtus | — |
| 5 | Latin | -utus | — |
| 6 | Latin | -tus | Forms the past participle of verbs; Forms... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -tus | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -tus | Derives action nouns from verb roots |