English
Honda
Honda comes from Japanese 本田.
- Japanesemodern本田Honda
- Englishearliest quotation 1984Honda
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
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- Japanesemodern本田Honda
- Englishearliest quotation 1984Honda
Earliest quotation: 1984, Merle Woo, Revolutionary Optimism—The Order of the Day: “Jammed onto a narrow, steep sidewalk, police barricades all…”
Every English word from Japanese 本田
Today it means
name A Japanese automotive and motorcycle manufacturer, named after its founder, Soichiro Honda.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Japanese 本田 / Honda