Where does “메이크업” come from?
메이크업 (Korean) comes from English makeup, from French maquillage, from French maquiller, from Middle French macquiller, from Old French makier, from Old Dutch macōn, from Proto-West Germanic makōn, from Proto-Germanic makaz — to oil, knead; to knead, oil.
메이크업 (Korean): makeup
Definitions
- makeup
Ancestry of “메이크업”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | makeup | An item's composition; Cosmetics; colorants and... |
| 2 | French | maquillage | makeup |
| 3 | French | maquiller | to disguise, cover or apply makeup (to); to dress up, to embellish |
| 4 | Middle French | macquiller | to work, do |
| 5 | Old French | makier | to build, make |
| 6 | Old Dutch | macōn | to make, do |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | makōn | to build, work, make |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | makaz | fit, suitable, agreeable, comfortable |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | maǵ- | to oil, knead; to knead, oil |