Where does “両院制” come from?

両院制 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 制, from Middle Chinese 制.

両院制 (Japanese): bicameralism

Definitions

  1. bicameralism

Ancestry of “両院制”, step by step

両院制 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 制

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese制system
2Middle Chinese制—

via Japanese 両院

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese両院—
Every word from Middle Chinese 制 →Every word from Japanese 制 →