English Words from Foreign Languages (3-2) by 공동계정

인도

chseongt230020 — 2025-05-13 02:11:15 UTC

Shampoo

Shampoo comes from the Hindi word chāmpo, which means “to press.” Shampoo got its present meaning of “washing the hair” in the 19th century. Now, it is also used for a special soap for washing the hair.

체코

chseongt230020 — 2025-05-13 02:11:15 UTC

robot

'Roboti' means slave workers in Czech.

Karel Capek first used the word 'robot' in his play in 1920.

독일

chseongt230020 — 2025-05-13 02:11:15 UTC

Hamburger

A cook in Texas put a Hamburg-style steak between two buns. The food got to be called 'hamburger.'

카리브 제도

chseongt230020 — 2025-05-13 02:11:15 UTC

hurricane

Spanish explorers passing through the Carribbean sea ran into hurricane. Hurricane originated from Huracan, a Mayan god.

30202 김미진 중국

2025-05-21 00:48:28 UTC

The word ketchup comes from a Chinese word "ke-tsiap," which was a sauce made from fermented fish. It was brought to Europe by traders, and over time, it changed into the tomato-based ketchup we know today. The name stayed the same, but the ingredients changed.

30221 장희영 safari

2025-05-21 00:49:37 UTC

The word "safari" comes from the Swahili word safiri, which means "to travel." Swahili got it from the Arabic word safar, which also means "journey" or "travel." Today, a safari usually means a trip to see wild animals in Africa.

30212 안서현 ( Yoga 요가 )

2025-05-21 00:50:08 UTC

The word "Yoga" comes from the ancient Sanskrit language. It means to join or unite, especially the body and mind. Yoga began in India a long time ago as a way to feel calm, strong, and focused.

스페인30225 hwangjunha

2025-05-21 00:52:19 UTC

The word potato comes from the Spanish word patata. This Spanish word is a mix of two words: batata (sweet potato) from the Taíno language and papa (white potato) from the Quechua language. Spanish speakers brought the word to Europe after discovering potatoes in South America.

30220 정수이 ( alibi 알리바이 )

2025-05-21 00:52:29 UTC

The word "alibi" comes from Latin. In Latin, "alibi" means "elsewhere." It was used in legal contexts to refer to the fact that someone was somewhere else when a crime occurred, which could prove their innocence.

에티오피아 (30207 박서연)

2025-05-21 00:52:44 UTC

The word "coffee" comes from the Arabic word qahwa, which later became kahve in Turkish. Then, it changed to koffie in Dutch and finally became "coffee" in English. Coffee itself originally came from Ethiopia.

"coffee"라는 단어는 아랍어 qahwa에서 시작되어 터키어로 kahve가 되었어요. 그 후 네덜란드어 koffie를 거쳐 영어로 "coffee"가 되었어요. 커피는 원래 에티오피아에서 시작된 음료예요.

중국 (30216 이서연)

2025-05-21 00:52:57 UTC

The word "tea" comes from the Chinese word "te" (spoken in some Chinese dialects). In other parts of China, people say "cha," which also became "chai" in some languages. So, different countries use "tea" or "chai" depending on how they first got it.

멕시코(30205 김호연)

2025-05-21 00:53:25 UTC

The word "tomato" comes from the Nahuatl word "tomatl", a language spoken by the Aztecs in Mexico. Tomatoes first grew in Central and South America. Spanish explorers took them to Europe in the 1500s. Later, the word changed into “tomate” in Spanish and then “tomato” in English.

이집트

2025-05-21 00:54:17 UTC

The word "bazaar" originates from the Persian bāzār, where it referred to a marketplace central to trade and social life. It spread along trade routes like the Silk Road, becoming a key feature in many cultures worldwide.

"바자"라는 단어는 페르시아어 bāzār에서 유래했으며, 이는 상업과 사회 생활의 중심지인 시장을 의미했습니다. 이 단어는 실크로드와 같은 무역로를 따라 퍼져나가며 전 세계 여러 문화에서 중요한 역할을 하게 되었습니다.

이란

2025-05-21 00:54:45 UTC

The word “pajama” comes from the Persian word "پايجامه" (pāy-jāmeh). In Persian, "pāy" means "leg", and "jāmeh" means "clothing", so it means "leg clothing" or "pants". British people borrowed it from Persian through Indian languages during colonial times. That’s how it became the English word "pajama"!

이탈리아 30210송은서 studio

2025-05-21 00:55:19 UTC

The word "studio" comes from the Latin word "studium," which means "study" or "eagerness."
Later, it became "studio" in Italian, meaning a place to study or work.
Today, in English, a studio is a place where people work on art, music, film, or study.

"studio"라는 단어는 라틴어 "studium"에서 왔어요.
이 말은 "공부"나 "열심히 하려는 마음"을 뜻해요.
나중에 이탈리아어 "studio"가 되었고, 지금은 영어에서 예술, 음악, 영화, 공부 등을 하는 곳을 뜻해요.

일본쓰나미

2025-05-21 00:56:18 UTC

The word “tsunami” comes from the Japanese language. In Japanese, "tsu" means harbor and "nami" means wave, so "tsunami" means harbor wave. English started using the word after big ocean waves caused damage, especially after the 20th century. It is used to describe a huge sea wave usually caused by an earthquake under the ocean.

멕시코 ( 아즈텍,마야족) 30213 안소현

2025-05-21 00:56:43 UTC

Chocolate was first used as a bitter drink by the Maya and Aztecs 3,000 years ago.
In the 1500s, it was introduced to Europe and sweetened.
By the 1800s, it became solid chocolate like we know today.

The word "chocolate" comes from the Aztec word "xocolatl,"
which means "bitter drink" — from "xocol" (bitter) and "atl" (water).

초콜릿은 3,000년 전 마야·아즈텍이 쓴 음료로 처음 사용했다.
1500년대 유럽에 전해져 달콤해졌고,
1800년대에 지금처럼 고형 초콜릿이 되었었다

초콜릿(Chocolate)’이라는 이름은 아즈텍어 ‘xocolatl(쇼콜라틀)’에서 왔고,
이 말은 ‘쓴(xocol)’ + ‘물(atl)’, 즉 ‘쓴 음료’라는 뜻이었다.

미국 캔자스

2025-05-22 04:38:53 UTC

스페인

2025-05-22 04:42:36 UTC

The word "mosquito" comes from Spanish, where it means "little fly" ("mosca" = fly, "-ito" = diminutive). It entered the English language in the late 16th century through contact with Spanish and Portuguese explorers.

30211 송지우 chaos

2025-05-22 04:44:54 UTC

영어로 사용 되기 전 chaos는 라틴어 에서 유래했으며, 이는 다시 그리스어 χάος에서 비롯되었다. 이 단어는 ‘혼란’ 또는 ‘무질서’를 의미하며, 영어에서 가장 이른 사용 사례 중 하나는 14세기 영국 작가 제프리 초서가 사용한것이다. 시간이 지나면서 이 단어의 의미는 점차 신화적이거나 형이상학적인 개념에서 일상적인 표현으로 확장되었다.

Before it was used in English, chaos originated from the Latin word chaos, which came from the Greek χάος. It means 'confusion' or 'disorder', and one of the earliest known usages in English was by the 14th-century English writer Geoffrey Chaucer. Over time, the meaning has gradually shifted from a mythological or metaphysical concept to a more everyday expression.

독일30217이시헌

2025-05-22 04:47:15 UTC

A German named Friedrich Friebel coined the word kindergarten. The word is a combination of the words kinder, meaning child, and garten, meaning garden, resulting in a garden for children

30218 이양석

2025-05-22 04:48:53 UTC

Agenda refers to the specific topics or items to be discussed during a meeting or deliberation. It originates from the Latin verb "agere" (to do, to act), and the noun "agenda" meaning "things to be done." Over time, the term was adopted into English to describe a list of matters that need to be addressed in a meeting.

Typhoon 김지안

2025-05-22 04:49:15 UTC

There is a theory that it originated from Τυφ ω ͂ν, a monster from ancient Greek mythology.
Typhoon was a monster that caused a huge storm, a threat to the gods.
There is a view that this name was later transformed into a word meaning a powerful storm.

고대 그리스 신화의 괴물 Typhon (Τυφῶν) 에서 유래했다는 설이 있습니다.

Typhon은 거대한 폭풍을 일으키는 괴물로, 신들을 위협하는 존재였습니다.

이 이름이 훗날 강력한 폭풍을 의미하는 단어로 변형되었습니다.

30224지현욱 restaurant

2025-05-22 04:49:34 UTC

The word "restaurant" comes from the French language. It originally meant a place that served "restorative" (healing) soups or broths. In the 18th century, a man in Paris used the word for a place where people could sit and eat meals. Since then, the word spread and now means a place where people buy and eat food.

핀란드 (302114 유채은)

2025-05-22 04:52:16 UTC

The sauna began in Finland about 2,000 years ago. It started as a steam bath using heated stones. People saw it as a place for cleansing and healing. It spread around the world through Finnish immigrants and developed into different forms like Korea’s jjimjilbang.

사우나는 약 2,000년 전 핀란드에서 시작되었으며,
처음에는 돌을 달궈 만든 증기욕이었습니다.
몸을 정화하고 치유하는 공간으로 여겨졌고,
핀란드 이민자들을 통해 전 세계로 퍼져
한국의 찜질방 등 다양한 형태로 발전했습니다.

소말리아

chseongs230004_ — 2025-11-11 05:32:03 UTC

여행가고 싶다