Etymograph

English

tarento

Tarento comes from Japanese タレント ‘television star’, and goes back to English talent.

  1. English1500–presenttalent
  2. Japanesemodernタレントtarento‘television star’
  3. Englishearliest quotation 2013tarento

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

Lineage

  1. English1500–presenttalent
  2. Japanesemodernタレントtarento‘television star’
  3. Englishearliest quotation 2013tarento

Earliest quotation: 2013, Philip Brasor, Abortion controlled by the state: “It was the first baby for the 37-year-old pro…”

Today it means

noun A celebrity who regularly appears on mass media in Japan, especially as a panelist on variety shows.

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

Etymograph / English talent / tarento