Where does “라디에이터” come from?
라디에이터 (Korean) comes from English radiator, from Latin radiāre, from Old French roier, from Old French roie, from Vulgar Latin riga, from Gaulish rica, from Proto-Celtic ɸrikā, from Proto-Indo-European perḱ- — passed , crossed.
라디에이터 (Korean): radiator
Ancestry of “라디에이터”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | radiator | Anything which radiates or emits rays; A device... |
| 2 | Latin | radiāre | — |
| 3 | Old French | roier | — |
| 4 | Old French | roie | — |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | riga | second-person singular present active imperative... |
| 6 | Gaulish | rica | furrow |
| 7 | Proto-Celtic | ɸrikā | furrow |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | perḱ- | colored; motley; to open, rip up |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |