Where does “군함조” come from?
군함조 (Korean) comes from English frigatebird, from English frigate, from French frégate, from Italian fregata, from Latin aphractus, from Ancient Greek ἄφρακτος, from Ancient Greek φράκτης, from Ancient Greek -τής — passed , crossed.
군함조 (Korean): The lesser frigatebird, "Fregata ariel"; Any...
Definitions
- The lesser frigatebird, "Fregata ariel"; Any...
Ancestry of “군함조”, step by step
군함조 traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English frigatebird
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | frigatebird | Any of five species of bird in the genus... |
| 2 | English | frigate | An obsolete type of sailing warship with a single... |
| 3 | French | frégate | frigate; frigatebird; first-person singular... |
| 4 | Italian | fregata | rub, polish; rip-off; feminine singular of... |
| 5 | Latin | aphractus | An open boat |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἄφρακτος | unfenced, unfortified, unguarded |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | φράκτης | sluice with gates |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | -τής | Appended to verbs to form agent nouns |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | πεῖρα | trial, experiment, attempt |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via Western 군함
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Western | 군함 | — |