Where does “코스프레” come from?
코스프레 (Korean) comes from Japanese コスプレ, from English costume, from French costume, from Italian costume, from Latin cōnsuētūdō, from Latin cōnsuēscō, from Latin suēscō, from Proto-Indo-European swe-dʰh₁-sk- — to do, put, place.
코스프레 (Korean): cosplay
Definitions
- cosplay
Ancestry of “코스프레”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | コスプレ | cosplay |
| 2 | English | costume | A style of dress, including garments, accessories... |
| 3 | French | costume | A style of dress characteristic of a particular... |
| 4 | Italian | costume | A custom, habit; A costume; A swimsuit |
| 5 | Latin | cōnsuētūdō | The act of habituating; state of being habituated or accustomed, habituation |
| 6 | Latin | cōnsuēscō | to accustom, inure or habituate, tend to |
| 7 | Latin | suēscō | to become used or accustomed to |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | swe-dʰh₁-sk- | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeh₁- | to do, put, place |