Where does “돌핀쇼츠” come from?

돌핀쇼츠 (Korean) comes from English dolphin shorts, from English dolphin, from Dutch dukdalf, from French duc, from Middle French duc, from Old French duc, from Latin dux, from Latin dūcō — to pull, to draw; to lead.

돌핀쇼츠 (Korean): dolphin shorts

Definitions

  1. dolphin shorts

Ancestry of “돌핀쇼츠”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishdolphin shortsa kind of shorts for athletics, usually with contrasting binding, side slits and rounded corners
2EnglishdolphinA carnivorous aquatic mammal in one of several...
3Dutchdukdalfdolphin, post for mooring boats
4Frenchducduke
5Middle Frenchducduke
6Old Frenchducduke
7Latinduxleader, head; commander, general, captain;...
8Latindūcōto lead, guide, conduct, lead away
9Proto-Italicdoukōlead
10Proto-Indo-Europeandéwketi
11Proto-Indo-Europeandewk-to pull, to draw; to lead
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dewk-
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