Where does “에어컨” come from?
에어컨 (Korean) comes from Japanese エアコン, from Japanese エアコンディショナー, from English air conditioner, from Latin condīcō, from Latin cōn-, from Latin cum, from Old Latin com, from Proto-Italic kom — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
에어컨 (Korean): air conditioner
Definitions
- air conditioner
Ancestry of “에어컨”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | エアコン | an AC |
| 2 | Japanese | エアコンディショナー | air conditioner |
| 3 | English | air conditioner | A machine that is used to control temperature and... |
| 4 | Latin | condīcō | to talk something over together, agree to/upon, concert, promise; fix, appoint |
| 5 | Latin | cōn- | Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing together of several objects |
| 6 | Latin | cum | with, along with; at; -fold |
| 7 | Old Latin | com | Alternative form of cum |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | kom | with, along, at |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 11 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 12 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 13 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 14 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 15 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 16 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 17 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |