English
Meaco
Meaco comes from Japanese 都 ‘capital’.
- Japanesemodern都miyako‘capital’
- Englishearliest quotation 1670Meaco
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history not traced here.
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- Japanesemodern都miyako‘capital’
- Englishearliest quotation 1670Meaco
Earliest quotation: 1670, Atlas Japannensis: Being Remarkable Addr: “So on the thriteenth of June in the Year…”
Every English word from Japanese 都
Today it means
name A late medieval name for Kyoto, a city of Japan.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Japanese 都 / Meaco