Where does “keiretsu” come from?
Keiretsu comes from Japanese 系列, composed of 系 (kei, "lineage") and 列 (retsu, "row" or "series"), referring to a connected group or chain.
keiretsu (English): A set of Japanese companies with interlocking...
Definitions
- A set of Japanese companies with interlocking...
Ancestry of “keiretsu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Japanese | けいれつ | — |
| 2 | Middle Chinese | 繫 | — |