Where does “中欧” come from?
中欧 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 中, from Japanese 中今, from Japanese 今 — now; just now; soon.
Ancestry of “中欧”, step by step
中欧 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Japanese 中
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 中 | middle, medium; average; neither good nor poor;... |
| 2 | Japanese | 中今 | the present, as a privileged moment in eternity |
| 3 | Japanese | 今 | now; just now; soon |
via Japanese 欧
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 欧 | — |