Where does “一般相対性理論” come from?

一般相対性理論 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 相対性理論, from Japanese 相対性, from Japanese 性, from Middle Chinese 性.

一般相対性理論 (Japanese): general relativity

Definitions

  1. general relativity

Ancestry of “一般相対性理論”, step by step

一般相対性理論 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 相対性理論

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese相対性理論the theory of relativity
2Japanese相対性relativity
3Japanese性the nature of something; sex, gender; gender
4Middle Chinese性—

via Japanese 一般

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese一般general, common, ordinary; the general, the...
2Middle Chinese一般—
Every word from Middle Chinese 性 →Every word from Japanese 性 →Every word from Japanese 相対性 →