Where does “jiu-jitsu” come from?

jiu-jitsu (Romanian) comes from French jiu-jitsu, from Japanese 柔術 — jujutsu.

jiu-jitsu (Romanian): jujitsu

Definitions

  1. jujitsu

Ancestry of “jiu-jitsu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchjiu-jitsu—
2Japanese柔術jujutsu
Every word from Japanese 柔術 →Every word from French jiu-jitsu →