Where does “代数関数” come from?

代数関数 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 関数, from Mandarin 函數 — mathematical function.

代数関数 (Japanese): algebraic function

Definitions

  1. algebraic function

Ancestry of “代数関数”, step by step

代数関数 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 関数

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese関数function
2Mandarin函數mathematical function

via Japanese 代数

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese代数—
Every word from Mandarin 函數 →Every word from Japanese 関数 →