Where does “알람시계” come from?
알람시계 (Korean) comes from Korean 알람, from English alarm, from Middle English alarme, from Middle French alarme, from Italian all'arme, from Latin arma, from Late Latin armistitium, from Latin sistere — to stand.
알람시계 (Korean): alarm clock
Definitions
- alarm clock
Ancestry of “알람시계”, step by step
알람시계 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Korean 알람
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Korean | 알람 | mechanical alarm e.g. to wake people up |
| 2 | English | alarm | A summons to arms, as on the approach of an... |
| 3 | Middle English | alarme | — |
| 4 | Middle French | alarme | — |
| 5 | Italian | all'arme | a command to take up arms and be ready to fight: to arms! |
| 6 | Latin | arma | defensive arms, armor/armour, shields, weapons of... |
| 7 | Late Latin | armistitium | — |
| 8 | Latin | sistere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | stísteh₂ti | to be standing up, to be getting up |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | steh₂- | to stand |
via Korean 시계(時計)
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Korean | 시계(時計) | — |