Where does “지게” come from?
지게 (Korean) comes from Korean 지, from Middle Korean 디, from English Dee, from English do, from English ditto, from Italian ditto, from Italian detto, from Latin dictus — shoe.
지게 (Korean): A traditional Korean carrying frame in the shape of the letter A
Definitions
- A traditional Korean carrying frame in the shape of the letter A
Ancestry of “지게”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Korean | 지 | bamboo flute with five fingerholes, used in 아악(雅樂) |
| 2 | Middle Korean | 디 | — |
| 3 | English | Dee | River Dee |
| 4 | English | do | A syntactic marker |
| 5 | English | ditto | That which was stated before, the aforesaid, the... |
| 6 | Italian | ditto | — |
| 7 | Italian | detto | past participle of dire; past participle of... |
| 8 | Latin | dictus | said, uttered; mentioned, spoken, having been... |
| 9 | Latin | dīcō | to say, talk, speak, utter, mention |
| 10 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 11 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 12 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 13 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 14 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 15 | Latin | calceus | shoe |