Where does “予備校” come from?
予備校 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 校 — school; school building.
予備校 (Japanese): prep school, cram school; privately-run schools marketed to students taking examinations for college admissions
Definitions
- prep school, cram school; privately-run schools marketed to students taking examinations for college admissions
Ancestry of “予備校”, step by step
予備校 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Japanese 校
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 校 | school; school building |
via Japanese 予備
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 予備 | reserve (that which is reserved, or kept back, as for future use), spare, preliminaries |