Etymology

Metroidvania

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Today it means: A (genre of) platform game with role-playing game elements and inventory items, involving more exploration than a traditional linear platform game, particularly revisiting previously explored areas. Full definition →

English Castlevania ← Medieval Latin Trānsylvānia ← Hungarian Erdeuelu
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  1. Latinmētropolītānu
  2. Frenchmétropolitainclip.
  3. Frenchmétro
  4. Japaneseメトロ
  5. Proto-Indo-European*h₂nḗr
  6. Proto-Hellenic*anḗr
  7. Ancient Greekἀνήρ (anḗr)
  8. Proto-Indo-European*weyd-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*wéydos
  10. Proto-Hellenic*wéidos
  11. Ancient Greekεἶδος (eîdos)
  12. Ancient Greekἀνδροειδής (androeidḗs)
  13. New Latinandroide
  14. Englishandroid
  15. Japaneseアンドロイド
  16. Japaneseメトロイド
  17. EnglishMetroid
  18. Proto-Indo-European*ḱes-
  19. Proto-Indo-European*ḱstrom
  20. Proto-Italic*kastrom
  21. Latincastrum
  22. Latincastellum
  23. Proto-West Germanic*kastell
  24. Old Englishcastel
  25. Middle Englishcastel
  26. Englishcastle
  27. Proto-Indo-European*terh₂-
  28. Proto-Indo-European*térh₂t
  29. Proto-Indo-European*tr̥h₂ónts
  30. Proto-Indo-European*tr̥h₂n̥ts
  31. Proto-Italic*trāns
  32. Proto-Italic*trāns-
  33. Latintrans-
  34. Proto-Indo-European*sel-der.?
  35. Latinsilva
  36. Latinsilvānus
  37. HungarianErdeuelu
  38. Medieval LatinTrānsylvānia
  39. EnglishTransylvania
  40. EnglishCastlevania
  41. English todayMetroidvania

Blend of Metroid + Castlevania, two influential games of this type.

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