Etymograph

English

Japonic

Japonic comes from Latin Iapō̆nia ‘Japan’.

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEIapō̆nia‘Japan’
  2. New Latinc. 1500–1900iapō̆nicusas japonicus
  3. EnglishtodayJaponic

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEIapō̆nia‘Japan’
  2. New Latinc. 1500–1900iapō̆nicusas japonicus
  3. EnglishtodayJaponic

Every English word from Latin Iapō̆nia

Today it means

name A language family spoken in Japan, consisting of Japanese proper and the Ryukyuan languages.

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