Where does “他動詞” come from?
他動詞 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 詞, from Japanese 自動詞, from Japanese 自動 — automatic movement, automatic functioning;...
他動詞 (Japanese): transitive verb
Definitions
- transitive verb
Ancestry of “他動詞”, step by step
他動詞 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Japanese 詞
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 詞 | word; word; part of speech |
| 2 | Japanese | 自動詞 | intransitive verb |
| 3 | Japanese | 自動 | automatic movement, automatic functioning;... |
via Japanese 他動
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 他動 | other-moving, other-acting |