Where does “GHQ/SCAP” come from?

GHQ/SCAP (Japanese) comes from English GHQ/SCAP, from English SCAP, from English scapula, from Latin scapula, from Latin scapulae, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kap-.

GHQ/SCAP (Japanese): Abbreviation of "General Headquarters of Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers"

Definitions

  1. Abbreviation of "General Headquarters of Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers"

Ancestry of “GHQ/SCAP”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishGHQ/SCAP—
2EnglishSCAPThe scapula
3EnglishscapulaEither of the two large, flat, bones forming the...
4LatinscapulaA shoulder blade, scapula
5Latinscapulaeshoulder blades; nominative plural of scapula;...
6Proto-Indo-European(s)kap-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kap- →Every word from Latin scapulae →Every word from Latin scapula →