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Where does “리모컨” come from?

리모컨 (Korean) comes from Japanese リモコン, from English remote, from Middle English remote, from Old French remot, from Latin remotus, from Latin removēre.

리모컨 (Korean): remote control

Definitions

  1. remote control

Ancestry of “리모컨”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1JapaneseリモコンClipping of リモートコントロール ; a remote
2EnglishremoteAt a distance; disconnected; Distant or otherwise...
3Middle Englishremote—
4Old Frenchremot—
5Latinremotusremote; distant, far off; removed
6Latinremovēre—
Every word from Latin removēre →