Where does “ピタゴラスの定理” come from?

ピタゴラスの定理 (Japanese) comes from Japanese の, from Old Japanese の, from Middle Chinese 能 — talent, ability.

ピタゴラスの定理 (Japanese): the Pythagorean theorem

Definitions

  1. the Pythagorean theorem

Ancestry of “ピタゴラスの定理”, step by step

ピタゴラスの定理 traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese の

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japaneseのgenitive case marker; nominative case marker in a...
2Old Japaneseのplain, field
3Middle Chinese能talent, ability

via Japanese ピタゴラス

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1JapaneseピタゴラスPythagoras
2Ancient GreekΠυθαγόραςPythagoras

via Japanese 定理

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese定理theorem; principle; rule
Every word from Middle Chinese 能 →Every word from Old Japanese の →Every word from Japanese の →
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