Where does “民部省” come from?
民部省 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 民, from Middle Chinese 民, from English people, from Middle English puple, from Anglo-Norman people, from Old French pople, from Latin populus, from Old Latin populus — army.
民部省 (Japanese): the Ministry of Popular Affairs
Definitions
- the Ministry of Popular Affairs
Ancestry of “民部省”, step by step
民部省 traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Japanese 民
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 民 | citizen |
| 2 | Middle Chinese | 民 | people |
| 3 | English | people | a body of human beings considered generally or... |
| 4 | Middle English | puple | people |
| 5 | Anglo-Norman | people | — |
| 6 | Old French | pople | Alternative form of pueple |
| 7 | Latin | populus | a people, nation; a community of people; the... |
| 8 | Old Latin | populus | a people, nation; a community of people; the... |
| 9 | Old Latin | poplus | — |
| 10 | Old Latin | poplos | — |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | poplos | army |