Where does “오리지널” come from?

오리지널 (Korean) comes from English original, from Middle English original, from Old French original, from Latin orīginālis, from Latin orīgō, from Latin -igo, from Proto-Italic agō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵeti — to drive.

오리지널 (Korean): an original

Definitions

  1. an original

Ancestry of “오리지널”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishoriginalrelating to the origin or beginning; preceding...
2Middle Englishoriginaloriginal, primordial; preceding everything else;...
3Old Frenchoriginal
4Latinorīginālisoriginal
5Latinorīgōcommencement act, event or process of coming into existence: beginning, origination
6Latin-igoEnlargement of -ō; Suffixed to nouns and to...
7Proto-Italicagōdrive; push, impel; do, act
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éǵetito be driving
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ-