Where does “フッ素” come from?

フッ素 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 弗, from Middle Chinese 弗.

フッ素 (Japanese): fluorine, F; fluorine gas; fluoride to prevent...

Definitions

  1. fluorine, F; fluorine gas; fluoride to prevent...

Ancestry of “フッ素”, step by step

フッ素 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 弗

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese弗fluorine, fluoride
2Middle Chinese弗—

via Japanese 素

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese素raw material; bare; element
2Middle Chinese素—
Every word from Middle Chinese 弗 →Every word from Japanese 弗 →