English
Japonia
Japonia comes from New Latin Iapō̆nia.
- New Latinc. 1500–1900Iapō̆niaas Japō̆nia
- Englishearliest quotation 1621Japonia
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- New Latinc. 1500–1900Iapō̆niaas Japō̆nia
- Englishearliest quotation 1621Japonia
Earliest quotation: 1621, Robert Burton, The Anatomy of Melancholy: “In Japonia, 'tis a common thing to stifle their…”
Every English word from New Latin Iapō̆nia
Today it means
name Japan: A country in East Asia.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / New Latin Iapō̆nia / Japonia