Where does “cosplay” come from?
cosplay (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from English cosplay, from Japanese コスプレ, from English costume, from French costume, from Italian costume, from Latin cōnsuētūdō, from Latin cōnsuēscō, from Latin suēscō — to do, put, place.
cosplay (Norwegian Nynorsk): cosplay The practice
Definitions
- cosplay The practice
Ancestry of “cosplay”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | cosplay | The art or practice of costuming oneself as a (usually fictional) character |
| 2 | Japanese | コスプレ | cosplay |
| 3 | English | costume | A style of dress, including garments, accessories... |
| 4 | French | costume | A style of dress characteristic of a particular... |
| 5 | Italian | costume | A custom, habit; A costume; A swimsuit |
| 6 | Latin | cōnsuētūdō | The act of habituating; state of being habituated or accustomed, habituation |
| 7 | Latin | cōnsuēscō | to accustom, inure or habituate, tend to |
| 8 | Latin | suēscō | to become used or accustomed to |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | swe-dʰh₁-sk- | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeh₁- | to do, put, place |