Where does “代替エネルギー” come from?

代替エネルギー (Japanese) comes from Japanese エネルギー, from German Energie, from Ancient Greek ἐνέργειᾰ — activity, operation, vigour, efficiency.

代替エネルギー (Japanese): alternative energy, substitute energy

Definitions

  1. alternative energy, substitute energy

Ancestry of “代替エネルギー”, step by step

代替エネルギー traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese エネルギー

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japaneseエネルギーenergy
2GermanEnergieenergy
3Ancient Greekἐνέργειᾰactivity, operation, vigour, efficiency

via Japanese 代替

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese代替substitution; substitute
Every word from Ancient Greek ἐνέργειᾰ →Every word from German Energie →Every word from Japanese エネルギー →