Etymograph

English

Nissan

Nissan comes from Japanese 日産.

  1. Japanesemodern日産Nissan
  2. Englishearliest quotation 1988Nissan

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Japanesemodern日産Nissan
  2. Englishearliest quotation 1988Nissan

Earliest quotation: 1988, Steven Greenhouse, English-Made Nissans at Center of Trade Fight: “The Bluebird dispute is being watched closely in Europe…”

The story

Borrowed from Japanese 日産(にっさん) (Nissan, “Nissan”), an abbreviation of 日本産業 (Nihon Sangyō, literally “Japan Industries”).

Every English word from Japanese 日産

Today it means

name A Japanese car manufacturer.

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

Etymograph / Japanese 日産 / Nissan

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