Where does “素っ裸” come from?
素っ裸 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 裸, from Japanese 赤 — red; communism, socialism; a communist.
素っ裸 (Japanese): nakedness, birthday suit
Definitions
- nakedness, birthday suit
Ancestry of “素っ裸”, step by step
素っ裸 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Japanese 裸
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 裸 | naked, nude, bare |
| 2 | Japanese | 赤 | red; communism, socialism; a communist |
via Japanese 素っ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 素っ | prefixes nouns, adjectives for intensification |