Where does “bushido” come from?

bushido (English) comes from Japanese 武士道, from Japanese 道, from Middle Chinese 道 — way.

bushido (English): An ethical code of the samurai that was prevalent...

Definitions

  1. An ethical code of the samurai that was prevalent...

Ancestry of “bushido”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese武士道bushido
2Japanese道Tao the way of nature, Taoism
3Middle Chinese道way
Every word from Middle Chinese 道 →Every word from Japanese 道 →Every word from Japanese 武士道 →