Where does “Fatsia” come from?

Fatsia (English) comes from Japanese 八, from Middle Chinese 八.

Fatsia (English): Any of the genus Fatsia of Asian evergreen shrubs

Definitions

  1. Any of the genus Fatsia of Asian evergreen shrubs

Ancestry of “Fatsia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese八eight, 8; eight; Short for 八の字
2Middle Chinese八—

Words derived from “Fatsia”

Every word from Middle Chinese 八 →Every word from Japanese 八 →
Fatsia — Etymology, Origin & Word History | Etymology Explorer