Where does “アキレス腱” come from?

アキレス腱 (Japanese) comes from Japanese アキレス, from Latin achilles, from Ancient Greek Ἀχιλλεύς.

アキレス腱 (Japanese): the Achilles tendon

Definitions

  1. the Achilles tendon

Ancestry of “アキレス腱”, step by step

アキレス腱 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese アキレス

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1JapaneseアキレスAchilles
2LatinachillesAchilles
3Ancient GreekἈχιλλεύς—

via Japanese 腱

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese腱a tendon
Every word from Ancient Greek Ἀχιλλεύς →Every word from Latin achilles →Every word from Japanese アキレス →