Where does “にて” come from?
にて (Japanese) comes from Japanese て, from Japanese つ, from Old Japanese つ.
にて (Japanese): formal version of
Ancestry of “にて”, step by step
にて traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Japanese て
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Japanese | て | A conjunctive particle, attaching to the... |
| 2 | Japanese | つ | indicates the completion of an action; indicates... |
| 3 | Old Japanese | つ | — |
via Japanese に
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Japanese | に | particle for indirect objects; to; particle for... |
| 2 | Old Japanese | に | — |