English
Galápagos syndrome
Galápagos syndrome comes from Japanese ガラパゴス化 ‘Galápagos syndrome, the domestic…’.
- Japanesemodernガラパゴス化‘Galápagos syndrome, the domestic specialization of something’
- EnglishtodayGalápagos syndrome
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Japanesemodernガラパゴス化‘Galápagos syndrome, the domestic specialization of something’
- EnglishtodayGalápagos syndrome
The story
Modelled on Japanese ガラパゴス化 (Garapagosu-ka, literally “Galápagos-ization”) or ガラパゴス現象 (Garapagosu genshō, literally “Galápagos phenomenon”).
Every English word from Japanese ガラパゴス化
Today it means
noun The domestic specialization of something, separated from international convention and standards.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Japanese ガラパゴス化 / Galápagos syndrome