Where does “슈퍼모델” come from?
슈퍼모델 (Korean) comes from English supermodel, from English model, from Middle French modelle, from Old Italian modello, from Vulgar Latin modellus, from Latin modulus, from Latin -ulus, from Proto-Italic -olos — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.
슈퍼모델 (Korean): supermodel
Definitions
- supermodel
Ancestry of “슈퍼모델”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | supermodel | A highly paid, famous fashion model |
| 2 | English | model | A person who serves as a subject for artwork or... |
| 3 | Middle French | modelle | template; model; model; replica; reconstruction |
| 4 | Old Italian | modello | — |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | modellus | — |
| 6 | Latin | modulus | a small measure or interval; a module; a water... |
| 7 | Latin | -ulus | Used to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -olos | — |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | -elos | Forms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -e-lós | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |