Where does “英国人” come from?
英国人 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 英国, from Chinese 英國, from Chinese 英, from Chinese 英格蘭, from English England, from Middle English Engelond, from Old English Engla land, from Old English land — land, heath; loins.
英国人 (Japanese): A British person; a Briton; British people
Definitions
- A British person; a Briton; British people
Ancestry of “英国人”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Japanese | 英国 | Britain |
| 2 | Chinese | 英國 | {{l|en|United Kingdom}} |
| 3 | Chinese | 英 | — |
| 4 | Chinese | 英格蘭 | — |
| 5 | English | England | — |
| 6 | Middle English | Engelond | — |
| 7 | Old English | Engla land | land of the Angles |
| 8 | Old English | land | land; a country; region within a country:... |
| 9 | Proto-West Germanic | land | land, area of ground |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | landą | land, area of ground |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | lendʰ- | land, heath; loins |