Where does “万有引力” come from?
万有引力 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 引力, from Dutch aantrekkingskracht, from Dutch kracht, from Middle Dutch cracht, from Old Dutch craft, from Proto-West Germanic kraftu, from Proto-Germanic kraftuz, from Proto-Germanic -þuz — Derives action nouns from verb roots.
万有引力 (Japanese): universal gravitation
Definitions
- universal gravitation
Ancestry of “万有引力”, step by step
万有引力 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Japanese 引力
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 引力 | attractive force, attraction, affinity,... |
| 2 | Dutch | aantrekkingskracht | force of attraction, attractive force |
| 3 | Dutch | kracht | power, force, strength; force |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | cracht | strength; force |
| 5 | Old Dutch | craft | strength, power, force |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | kraftu | strength, power; skill |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | kraftuz | strength, power |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | -þuz | Forms result nouns from verb roots, usually from... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -tus | Derives action nouns from verb roots |
via Japanese 万有
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 万有 | all things |