Etymograph

English

Mount Fuji

Mount Fuji comes from Japanese 富士山.

  1. Japanesemodern富士山ふじさん, Fuji-san
  2. EnglishtodayMount Fuji

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Earlier history not traced here.

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  1. Japanesemodern富士山ふじさん, Fuji-san
  2. EnglishtodayMount Fuji

Made of the words Mount + Fuji

Proto-Indo-European *men- ‘to stand out, tower’

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Proto-Italic *monts ‘mountain’

Latin mōns ‘hill, mountain’

Old English munt ‘hill, mountain’

Middle English mount ‘mountain’

English Mount

Old Japanese 富士

Japanese 富士

English Fuji

Today it means

name The highest mountain in Japan.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Japanese 富士山 / Mount Fuji