Where does “rokusho” come from?

rokusho (English) comes from Japanese 緑青, from Japanese 青, from Middle Chinese 青.

rokusho (English): A copper-based solution traditionally used in...

Definitions

  1. A copper-based solution traditionally used in...

Ancestry of “rokusho”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese緑青verdigris
2Japanese青blue
3Middle Chinese青—
Every word from Middle Chinese 青 →Every word from Japanese 青 →Every word from Japanese 緑青 →