Etymograph

English

aidoru

Aidoru comes from English idol.

  1. English1500–presentidol
  2. Englishearliest quotation 1998aidoru

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. English1500–presentidol
  2. Englishearliest quotation 1998aidoru

Earliest quotation: 1998, Richard Scheib, Review: Perfect Blue (1997): “The story all-too-believably details the fall of an aidoru…”

Today it means

noun J-pop idol (popular performer in Japan)

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

Etymograph / English idol / aidoru