Where does “visual novel” come from?

visual novel (English) comes from Japanese ビジュアルノベル — a visual novel.

visual novel (English): An interactive fiction video game style...

Definitions

  1. An interactive fiction video game style...

Ancestry of “visual novel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japaneseビジュアルノベルa visual novel
Every word from Japanese ビジュアルノベル