Where does “nord-coreean” come from?
nord-coreean (Romanian) comes from Romanian coreean, from Romanian Coreea, from Korean 고려, from Chinese 高麗, from Dutch kool, from Middle Dutch col, from Old Dutch kōl, from Latin caulis.
nord-coreean (Romanian): North Korean
Definitions
- North Korean
Ancestry of “nord-coreean”, step by step
nord-coreean traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Romanian coreean
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | coreean | Korean |
| 2 | Romanian | Coreea | — |
| 3 | Korean | 고려 | consideration; reflection |
| 4 | Chinese | 高麗 | Korean ginseng; cabbage |
| 5 | Dutch | kool | cabbage; coal; carbon |
| 6 | Middle Dutch | col | — |
| 7 | Old Dutch | kōl | — |
| 8 | Latin | caulis | dative plural of caulae; ablative plural of... |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | καυλός | stem, stalk; shaft |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | keh₂ulós | — |