Where does “emojification” come from?

emojification (English) comes from English emoji, from Japanese 絵文字, from Japanese 絵, from Middle Chinese 繪.

emojification (English): The conversion into an emoji or emojis (e.g. the word smile into 🙂) or the creation of an emoji or emojis from an existing iconography

Definitions

The conversion into an emoji or emojis (e.g. the word smile into 🙂) or the creation of an emoji or emojis from an existing iconography

Ancestry of “emojification”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	English	emoji	A digital graphic icon with a unique code point...
2	Japanese	絵文字	pictograph; emoji: emoticons that originated in...
3	Japanese	絵	picture, painting; drawing, sketch
4	Middle Chinese	繪	—

Every word from Middle Chinese 繪 →Every word from Japanese 絵 →Every word from Japanese 絵文字 →