English
cosplay
Cosplay comes from Japanese コスプレ, and goes back to English costume.
- English1500–presentcostume
- Japanesemodernコスプレkosupure
- Englishearliest quotation 1993cosplay
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- English1500–presentcostume
- Japanesemodernコスプレkosupure
- Englishearliest quotation 1993cosplay
Earliest quotation: 1993, Hitoshi Doi, Animedia-February 1993 [all]: “Also the popularity can be seen in doujinshi and…”
Every English word from English costume
Today it means
noun The art or practice of costuming oneself as a (usually fictional) character.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / English costume / cosplay