English
kedani
Kedani comes from Japanese 毛蜱 ‘hairy mite’.
- Japanesemodern毛蜱kedani‘hairy mite’
- Englishearliest quotation 1901kedani
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
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- Japanesemodern毛蜱kedani‘hairy mite’
- Englishearliest quotation 1901kedani
Earliest quotation: 1901, Ludvig Hektoen, David Riesman: “The recent studies on the kedani disease of Japan…”
Every English word from Japanese 毛蜱
Today it means
noun A mite of species (Trombicula akamushi), found in Japan.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Japanese 毛蜱 / kedani